California's 22nd congressional district

California's 22nd congressional district
California's 22nd congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	David Valadao; R–Hanford
Population (2023)	774,942
Median household; income	$59,649
Ethnicity	73.2% Hispanic; 15.8% White; 4.5% Black; 3.6% Asian; 1.8% Two or more races; 1.1% other;
Cook PVI	R+1

California's 22nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It is represented by David Valadao, who formerly represented California's 21st congressional district from 2013 to 2019 and 2021 to 2023. Following redistricting in 2021, the district is located in the San Joaquin Valley. It includes most of Kings County and parts of Tulare and Kern counties. It includes the east side of Bakersfield; the west and south sides of Tulare, the south side of Hanford; and all of Porterville, Lindsay, Shafter, Wasco, Delano, McFarland, Arvin, Lamont, and Corcoran.^[3] The new 22nd is a majority-Latino district.

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Year	Office	Results^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
2008	President	Obama 52% - 47%
2010	Governor	Brown 48% - 44%
	Lt. Governor	Maldonado 52% - 36%
	Secretary of State	Bowen 46% - 44%
	Attorney General	Cooley 51% - 38%
	Treasurer	Lockyer 51% - 40%
	Controller	Chiang 50% - 40%
2012	President	Obama 55% - 43%
2014	Governor	Brown 53% - 47%
2016	President	Clinton 55% - 39%
2018	Governor	Newsom 54% - 46%
2018	Attorney General	Becerra 57% - 43%
2020	President	Biden 55% - 42%
2022	Senate (Reg.)	Padilla 51% - 49%
	Governor	Dahle 52% - 48%
	Lt. Governor	Underwood Jacobs 51% - 49%
	Secretary of State	Weber 50.3% - 49.7%
	Attorney General	Hochman 50.1% - 49.9%
	Treasurer	Guerrero 51% - 49%
	Controller	Chen 52% - 48%
2024	President	Trump 52% - 46%
2024	Senate (Reg.)	Garvey 53% - 47%

FIPS County Code^[8]	County	Seat	Population
29	Kern	Bakersfield	913,820
31	Kings	Hanford	152,682
107	Tulare	Visalia	479,468

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	District location (counties)
District created January 3, 1943
John J. Phillips (Banning)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 29th district.	1943–1953 Imperial, Orange, Riverside
Joseph F. Holt (Los Angeles)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961	83rd 84th 85th 86th	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Retired.	1953–1983 Los Angeles
James C. Corman (Los Angeles)	Democratic	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1975	87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 21st district.
Carlos J. Moorhead (Glendale)	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 27th district.
Carlos J. Moorhead (Glendale)	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd		1983–1993 Los Angeles (northern L.A. suburbs)
Michael Huffington (Santa Barbara)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	1993–2003 San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
Andrea Seastrand (Pismo Beach)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997	104th	Elected in 1994. Lost re-election.
Walter Capps (Santa Barbara)	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – October 28, 1997	105th	Elected in 1996. Died.
Vacant		October 28, 1997 – March 17, 1998	105th
Lois Capps (Santa Barbara)	Democratic	March 17, 1998 – January 3, 2003	105th 106th 107th	Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected later in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Bill Thomas (Bakersfield)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	108th 109th	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired.	2003–2013 Kern, Los Angeles (Lancaster), inland San Luis Obispo
Kevin McCarthy (Bakersfield)	Republican	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013	110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Devin Nunes (Tulare)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 1, 2022	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Resigned to become CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group.	2013–2023 Fresno, Tulare (Fresno, Clovis, Tulare, Visalia)
Vacant		January 1, 2022 – June 14, 2022	117th
Connie Conway (Tulare)	Republican	June 14, 2022 – January 3, 2023	117th	Elected to finish Nunes' term. Redistricted to the 20th district and retired.
David Valadao (Hanford)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th 119th	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present Kings, Tulare, and Kern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Phillips	42,765	57.6%
	Democratic	N. E. West	31,440	42.4%
Total votes			74,205	100.0%
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Phillips (incumbent)	88,537	100.0%
Turnout
	Republican hold

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James C. Corman (incumbent)	102,332	56.9%
	Republican	Joe Holt	74,433	41.4%
	Peace and Freedom	Hugh Manes	3,024	1.7%
Total votes			179,789	100.0%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James C. Corman (incumbent)	95,256	59.4%
	Republican	Tom Hayden	63,297	39.5%
	American Independent	Callis R. Johnson	1,880	1.1%
Total votes			160,433	100.0%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James C. Corman (incumbent)	121,352	67.6%
	Republican	Bruce P. Wolfe	52,664	29.3%
	Peace and Freedom	Ralph L. Shroyer	5,583	3.1%
Total votes			179,599	100.0%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carlos Moorhead (incumbent)	115,241	63.9%
	Democratic	Pierce O'Donnell	57,477	31.9%
	Libertarian	William V. Susel	7,705	4.3%
Total votes			180,423	100.0%
Turnout
	Republican hold

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

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Historical district boundaries

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