Coordinates: 37°48′3.97″N 122°15′14.91″W / 37.8011028°N 122.2541417°W / 37.8011028; -122.2541417 California's 9th congressional district covers a significant portion of the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay Area. It includes the cities of Oakland, Piedmont and Berkeley, among others. The district has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Barbara Lee since 1998. Prior to Lee, the district had been represented by Ron Dellums for 27 years, from 1971-1998. [edit] Voting The district is highly racially diverse and heavily left-leaning, typically voting for Democratic candidates. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D+38, making it California's most partisan and most Democratic district in 2000-2004. John Kerry won the district in 2004 with 85.9% of the vote. Barack Obama swept the district in 2008 with 88.13% of the vote while John McCain received 9.87% of the vote, making it Obama's best and McCain's worst performance in California. [edit] Election results from statewide races [edit] List of Representatives | Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | | Los Angeles outside Los Angeles city | Charles W. Bell | Progressive Republican | 1913-03-04 – 1915-03-03 | Newly created district
Lost re-election to Randall | | Charles Hiram Randall | Prohibition | 1915-03-04 – 1921-03-03 | Lost re-election to Charles F. Van de Water | | Vacant | 1921-03-04 - 1921-04-10 | Representative-elect Van de Water died | | Walter F. Lineberger | Republican | 1921-04-11 – 1927-03-03 | Retired to run for U.S. Senate | | William E. Evans | Republican | 1927-03-04 – 1933-03-03 | Redistricted to 11th district | | Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus | Denver S. Church | Democratic | 1933-03-04 – 1935-01-03 | Redistricted from 7th district; retired | | Bertrand W. Gearhart | Republican | 1935-01-03 – 1943-01-03 | Lost re-election to White | | Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus | 1943-01-03 – 1949-01-03 | | Cecil F. White | Democratic | 1949-01-03 – 1951-01-03 | Lost re-election to Hunter | | Allan O. Hunter | Republican | 1951-01-03 – 1953-01-03 | Redistricted to 12th district | | San Mateo | J. Arthur Younger | Republican | 1953-01-03 – 1963-01-03 | Redistricted to the 11th district | | Eastern Santa Clara | 1963-01-03 – 1967-01-03 | | Southwest Alameda, most of Santa Clara | Don Edwards | Democratic | 1967-01-03 – 1973-01-03 | Redistricted to 10th district | | Southwest Alameda, northeast Santa Clara | 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-03 | | Alameda outside Oakland | Pete Stark | Democratic | 1975-01-03 – 1993-01-03 | Redistricted from 8th district
Redistricted to 13th district | | Alameda (Berkeley, Oakland) | Ron Dellums | Democratic | 1993-01-03 – 1998-02-06 | Redistricted from 8th district; retired | | Vacant | 1998-02-06 – 1998-04-07 | | | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 1998-04-07 – present | Incumbent | [edit] Election results [edit] 1921 (Special) Republican Walter F. Lineberger won the special election to replace fellow Republican Charles F. Van de Water, who won the election but died before the 67th Congress convened. Data for this special election is not available.[12] [edit] 1998 (Special) [edit] References [edit] External links |
