Reply #3: Alan Cranston never served in the U.S. House [View All]

he was state comptroller at one point I believe, but he was a US Senator in the 70s and 80s. He died close to 10 years ago. I was originally going to use my rep (Henry Waxman) as my screen name, but most people would think it was him since he is still alive.

Anyways here is California. These districts were the original 1971 democrat plan that was vetoed by Reagan. The courts said that these districts could only be used for one election, and that the courts would redraw it for the 1974 elections.

1st district - basically the coastal northern part 56-44 Nixon

2nd - basically the inland northern part - 55-45 Nixon (this is the strange part of CA where Obama underperformed McGovern in some counties)

3rd - basically identical to the current 5th. 51-49 McGovern

4th (took in parts of Glenn, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Yolo, Solano and other areas). 54-46 Nixon

5th - similar to Pelosi's current district. 64-36 McGovern

6th - parts of SF, and Marin counties. 52-48 Nixon

7th - similar to the current 9th. 65-35 McGovern

8th - Pete Stark's district. 52-48 Nixon

9th - downtown San Jose. 52-48 McGovern

10th - suburban areas of Santa Clara county - 61-39 Nixon

11th - this is similar to the district Tom Lantos represented. 53-47 Nixon

12th Central Coast (Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterrey, San Luis Opisbo area) 56-44 Nixon

13th - this district is similar to the current 24th district. 64-36 Nixon

14th - Contra Costa area. 55-45 Nixon

15th - suburban Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto. 56-44 Nixon

16th - Fresno and Merced counties. 52-48 Nixon

17th - Silicon Valley Area. 52-48 Nixon

18th - eastern Merced, eastern Stanislaus, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Madera, Mono, Inyo, Tulare, and parts of Kern. 60-40 Nixon

19th Pico Rivera, Commerce, Bell Gardens, Whittier, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs. 59-41 Nixon

20th - Pasadena, Glendale area. 68-32 Nixon

21st - similar to Maxine Waters' current district. 74-26 McGovern

22nd - San Fernando Valley area. 56-44 Nixon

23rd - Downey, Bellflower, Artesia, Cerritos, Fullerton, La Palma, western Anaheim, Garden Grove. According to the 1974 almanac of american politics, this area had a racist reputation back then and elected conservative Del Clawson. 70-30 Nixon

24th - similar to Howard McKeon's district in the 1990s. 73-27 Nixon

25th - La Puente, Walnut, Industry, Covina, Glendora, La Habra, San Dimas. 70-30 Nixon

26th - Beverly Hills/Hollywood Area. 55-45 McGovern

27th west LA, Simi Valley area. Barry Goldwater's son represented this district. 64-36 Nixon

28th Santa Monica Palos Verdes area, Manhattan and Hermosa Beach. 56-44 Nixon

29th - Alhambra, Monterrey Park, Rosemead, El Monte, Baldwin Park. 54-46 Nixon

30th - similar to the current 31st. 52-48 McGovern

31st - Torrance, Redondo Beach, El Segundo, Lawndale, Hawthorne, Gardena. 57-43 Nixon

32nd Long Beach, Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach. 67-33 Nixon

33rd all of San Bernardino county except for the city of San Bernardino. 67-33 Nixon

34th Cypress, Buena Park, Stanton, Westminster, Santa Ana, Lakewood, Hawaiian Gardens. 66-34 Nixon (surprisingly this was a democrat represented district)

35th Carson, Rolling Hills, Lynwood, Paramount. 54-46 Nixon

36th - parts of Santa Barbara, San Luis Opisbo and Kern counties. 59-41 Nixon

37th - similar to the current 33rd. 64-36 McGovern

38th - the cities of Riverside and San Bernardino and areas in between. Surprisingly this district was only 22% hispanic back then. 52-48 Nixon.

39th Brea, Yorba Linda, Placentia, East Anaheim, Orange, Villa Park, Tustin, Costa Mesa, parts of San Juan Capistrano. 75-25 Nixon

40th northside of San Diego. 64-36 Nixon

41st - similar to Bob Filner's current district. 57-43 Nixon

42nd - Northern coastal suburbs of San Diego (I'm guessing Carlsbad, Oceanside, San Marcos) as well as Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, and San Clemente. 70-30 Nixon

43rd - the part of Riverside County not in the city of Riverside, Imperial, and inland San Diego county. 64-36 Nixon