California's 1st congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in

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Doug LaMalfa Douglas Lee LaMalfa (born July 2, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 1st congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, his district, the second-largest in the state after t ...

, a

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, has represented the district since January 2013. Currently, it encompasses the northeastern part of the state. Since the 2022 election, it includes the counties of

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, Colusa, Glenn,

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, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, and Tehama, and most of

Yuba County Yuba County (; Maidu: ''Yubu'') is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 81,575. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is included in the Yuba City, California Metropolitan Statistical ...

. The largest cities in the district are Chico, Redding, and Yuba City. Prior to redistricting in 2021, it included Butte County,

Lassen County Lassen County () is a county in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,730. The county seat and only incorporated city is Susanville. Lassen County comprises the Susanville, Calif ...

, Modoc County,

Plumas County Plumas County () is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is ...

Shasta County Shasta County (), officially the County of Shasta, is a county in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population is 182,155 as of the 2020 census, up from 177,223 from the 2010 census. The county seat is Redding. Shasta ...

, Sierra County, Siskiyou County,

Tehama County Tehama County ( ; Wintun for "high water") is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,829. The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff. Tehama County comprises the ...

, most of Nevada County, part of

Glenn County Glenn County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,917. The county seat is Willows. It is located in the Sacramento Valley, in the northern part of the California Central Valley. Th ...

and part of

Placer County Placer County ( ; Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404,739. The county seat is Auburn. Placer County is included in the G ...

. In the 2021 redistricting, it added the Yuba-Sutter area and removed most of its share of the

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Competitiveness

Prior to 2013, the GOP last held the seat in 1998 when U.S. Representative

Frank Riggs Frank Duncan Riggs (born September 5, 1950) is an American army veteran, former law enforcement officer, charter school executive, and politician from the states of California and Arizona. Early life Frank Riggs was born in Louisville, Kentuck ...

decided to run for the U.S. Senate. Riggs was replaced by long-time Democratic Assemblyman and

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Mike Thompson. Redistricting in 2001 added Democratic-leaning areas of Yolo County.

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won the district in 2004 presidential election with 59.7% of the vote.

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carried the district in 2008 presidential election with 65.60% of the vote. The redistricting after the 2010 census made the district much more Republican-leaning; Mitt Romney and Donald Trump won the district by double digits in 2012, 2016, and 2020 respectively.

Election results from statewide races

Composition

Since the 2020 redistricting, California's 1st district is located in northeastern California. It encompasses

, Colusa, Glenn,

, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, and Tehama Counties, as well as part

. Yuba County is split between this district and the 3rd district. They are partitioned by State Highway 70, Ellis Rd, and Union Pacific. The 1st district takes in the city of Marysville and the surrounding census-designated areas.

Cities 10,000 people or more

* Chico - 101,475 * Redding - 95,542 * Yuba City - 70,117 * Oroville - 20,737 *

Susanville Susanville (formerly known as Rooptown) is a town in and the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the southern part of the county, at an elevation of . Its population is 16,728 ...

- 16,728 * Red Bluff - 14,710 *

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- 11,323 *

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- 10,121

2,500-10,000 people

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- 8,912 * Corning - 8,244 *

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- 7,622 * Gridley - 7,224 * Colusa - 6,411 * Willows - 6,072 * Williams - 5,408 * Wheatland - 3,873 * Alturas - 2,715

List of members representing the district

Election results

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