CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Elton Gallegly (R) | 119,479 | 54% |
| Michael Case (D) | 89,918 | 41% |
| Cary Savitch (REF) | 6,473 | 3% |
| Roger Peebles (LIBERT) | 3,708 | 2% |
| Stephen Hospodar (NL) | 1,456 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 7, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Michael Case | 36,221 | 25% |
| Albert Goldberg | 8,786 | 6% |
| | Libertarian |
| Roger Peebles | 2,994 | 2% |
| | Natural Law |
| Stephen Hospodar | 1,247 | 1% |
| | Republican |
| Elton Gallegly | 92,010 | 63% |
| | Reform |
| Cary Savitch | 4,306 | 3% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Military Bases | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
CALIFORNIA 23
:
Most of Ventura County; Oxnard; Ventura; Simi Valley
The 23rd includes nearly all of Ventura County, where a boom of people
arriving from the Los Angeles Basin in the 1980s created a new congressional
district in 1992. The district is a mix of lower-income farming communities
and more upscale residential neighborhoods, such as Moorepark in the
southeast, a small but fast-growing city.
Although Democrats have a slight voter registration advantage,
Republicans do well in the 23rd, making national elections unpredictable.
Oxnard, the largest city in Ventura County, is considered a Democratic
pocket and has a large Latino population employed in the area's fertile
agricultural industry. Overall, the district is nearly one-third Hispanic.
Ventura County, which absorbed much of the destruction of the 1994
Northridge earthquake, is seeing strong growth in its electronics, finance
and insurance sectors. The county grew so much that it passed a slow-growth
ballot initiative in 1998 in an effort to stave off urban sprawl. The 23rd
benefited from base closures in other areas that transferred military
personnel and operations to its three military bases.
Major Industry
Agriculture, military, electronics
Military Bases
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, 1,557 military, 3,035 civilian;
Naval Construction Battalion Center, 3,812 military, 4,495 civilian;
California Air National Guard, 1,215 military, 230 civilian (1998)
Population
571,562 (1990)
Cities
Ventura (pt.), 557,604 (1990); Oxnard, 156,000; Simi Valley, 106,000 (1998
est.)
People
84% urban; 10% age 65+ (ranks 34 of 52 in state; bottom third
nationally); 63% married couples, 33% married couples with children; 21%
college educated (ranks 26 of 52 in state; middle third nationally); 58%
white collar (ranks 29 of 52 in state; middle third nationally), 25% blue
collar (ranks 22 of 52 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
77% white, 3% black, 5% Asian; 30% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$42,989 (ranks 15 of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Simi Valley hosted five U.S. presidents in 1991 to dedicate the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Library, largest gathering of presidents in 202 years;
All-white Simi Valley jury acquitted the police officers accused of beating
Rodney King.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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