CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Ed Royce (R) | 129,294 | 63% |
| Gill G. Kanel (D) | 64,938 | 32% |
| Ron Jevning (NL) | 6,597 | 3% |
| Keith Gann (LIBERT) | 5,275 | 3% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 7, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Gill G. Kanel | 35,816 | 27% |
| | Libertarian |
| Keith Gann | 3,576 | 3% |
| | Natural Law |
| Ron Jevning | 3,865 | 3% |
| | Republican |
| Ed Royce | 91,626 | 68% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
CALIFORNIA 39
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Parts of Orange and Los Angeles counties - Fullerton
The 39th straddles the line between Orange and Los Angeles counties -
the area where the more affluent parts of Los Angeles County's suburbs meet
the less affluent, yet still strongly Republican, sections of Orange County.
Los Angeles County's piece of the district gives the 39th a more moderate
bent than some of its neighbors but, overall, Republicans dominate.
Like most of the 39th, Fullerton, the district's largest city, is
suburban and upper-middle-class. La Habra Heights and the eastern half of
Whittier are affluent areas in the 39th's northern Los Angeles County
region, while Hawaiian Gardens is a working-class, Democratic pocket with a
large Hispanic population. To the north, Cerritos is heavily Asian.
Before massive growth in the 1960s and '70s, Orange County consisted
largely of orange and lemon groves, and cities like Cerritos and Artesia
were dairy farm communities. Now the economy centers on aerospace and
defense. New high-tech firms also have sprung up in the district.
Major Industry
Aerospace, defense, manufacturing
Population
573,941 (1990)
Cities
Fullerton (pt.), 113,983; Buena Park (pt.), 62,674 (1990); Cerritos, 56,700;
La Habra, 55,000 (1998 est.)
People
100% urban; 9% age 65+ (ranks 36 of 52 in state; bottom third nationally);
62% married couples, 29% married couples with children; 25% college educated
(ranks 18 of 52 in state; top third nationally); 66% white collar (ranks 17
of 52 in state; top third nationally), 23% blue collar (ranks 27 of 52 in
state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
73% white, 3% black, 14% Asian; 22% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$46,196 (ranks eighth of 52 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Buena Park home to Knott's Berry Farm, the first amusement park in the
United States; Along Beach Boulevard sit the Movieland Wax Museum, Ripley's
Believe It Or Not, Wild Bill's Wild West Dinner and the Medieval Times
Dinner and Tournament, where Jim Carrey jousted with Matthew Broderick in
the movie, "The Cable Guy."
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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