California's 53rd congressional district

California's 53rd congressional district was a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It was last represented by Sara Jacobs, who succeeded Susan Davis following the 2020 election. It was eliminated following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle.^[1]

The district was recently in San Diego County. It included eastern portions of Chula Vista, western portions of El Cajon, central and eastern portions of the city of San Diego, as well as eastern suburbs such as Bonita, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Spring Valley in their entirety.^[2]

Competitiveness[edit]

In statewide races[edit]

Year	Office	Results
2002	Governor[3]	Davis 50.6% – 39.6%
2003	Recall[4][5]	Yes 52.7% – 47.3%
		Schwarzenegger 47.5% – 33.8%
2004	President[6]	Kerry 61.2% – 37.6%
	Senator[7]	Boxer 63.6% – 31.1%
2006	Governor[8]	Schwarzenegger 53.4% – 40.6%
	Senator[9]	Feinstein 66.0% – 28.8%
2008	President[10]	Obama 68.2% – 29.9%
2010	Governor[11]	Brown 57.8% – 35.9%
	Senator[12]	Boxer 57.9% – 35.7%
2012	President[13]	Obama 61.4% – 36.4%
	Senator[14]	Feinstein 63.3% – 36.7%
2014	Governor[15]	Brown 60.0% – 40.0%
2016	President[16]	Clinton 64.5% – 29.6%
	Senator[17]	Harris 60.0% – 40.0%
2018	Governor[18]	Newsom 64.9% – 35.1%
	Lieutenant Governor[19]	Kounalakis 63.2% – 36.8%
	Secretary of State[20]	Padilla 67.8% – 32.2%
	Controller[21]	Yee 68.2% – 31.8%
	Treasurer[22]	Ma 67.2% – 32.8%
	Attorney General[23]	Becerra 66.9% – 33.1%
	Insurance Commissioner[24]	Lara 58.9% – 41.2%
	Board of Equalization, 4th District[25]	Schaefer 63.8% – 36.2%
	Senator[26]	Feinstein 54.9% – 45.1%
2020	President[27]	Biden 66.9% – 30.9%
2021	Recall[28]	No 65.1% – 34.9%

Future[edit]

The district was abolished following the 2020 United States census.^[29] It was the first congressional seat to be lost after a census in California's history.^[30]

List of members representing the district[edit]

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created January 3, 2003
Susan Davis (San Diego)[31]	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2021	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Redistricted from the 49th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired.[32]	2003–2013 San Diego (San Diego)
					2013–2023 San Diego (San Diego, Chula Vista, El Cajon, La Mesa)
Sara Jacobs (San Diego)[33]	Democratic	January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023	117th	Elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 51st district.
District eliminated January 3, 2023

Election results[edit]

2002[edit]

2004[edit]

2006[edit]

2008[edit]

2010[edit]

2012[edit]

2014[edit]

2016[edit]

2018[edit]

2020[edit]

See also[edit]

• List of United States congressional districts
• United States congressional delegations from California

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• District information at GovTrack.us
• Michael Crimmins 2008 & 2010 Republican Congressional Candidate

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