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 United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for California's 1st congressional district since 2013. A member of the California Republican Party, ...

, a Republican, 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, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, and Tehama, and most of Yuba County. The largest cities in the district are Chico, Redding, and Yuba City. Prior to redistricting in 2021, it included the counties of

, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, and Tehama, most of Nevada County, part of

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, and part of Placer County. In the 2021 redistricting, it added the

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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

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Frank Riggs decided to run for the

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. 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.

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 1st district is located in northeastern California, encompassing

, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, and Tehama Counties, as well as part Yuba County. The area in Yuba County includes the cities of Marysville and Wheatland; and the census-designated places of

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, Linda, Olivehurst, and Plumas Lake. Yuba County is split between this district and the 3rd district. They are partitioned by State Highway 70, Ellis Rd, and Union Pacific.https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST06/CD118_CA01.pdf

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

* Chico – 101,000 * Redding – 93,611 * Yuba City – 70,117 * Linda – 21,654 * Oroville – 20,042 * Susanville – 16,728 * Olivehurst – 16,595 * Red Bluff – 14,710 * Marysville – 12,844 * Anderson – 11,323 * Shasta Lake – 10,371

2,500 – 10,000 people

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– 9,106 * Corning – 8,244 * Plumas Lake – 8,126 * Oroville East – 8,038 * Magalia – 7,795 * Yreka – 7,807 * Orland – 7,622 * Gridley – 7,421 * Thermalito – 7,198 * Colusa – 6,411 *

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– 6,072 * Durham – 5,834 *

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– 5,555 * Williams – 5,408 *

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– 4,764 * Wheatland – 3,873 * Wheatland – 3,712 * Arbuckle – 3,484 * South Oroville – 3,235 *

Mount Shasta Mount Shasta ( ; Shasta people, Shasta: ''Waka-nunee-Tuki-wuki''; Karuk language, Karuk: ''Úytaahkoo'') is a Volcano#Volcanic activity, potentially active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. A ...

– 3,223 * Kelly Ridge – 3,006 * Sutter – 2,997 *

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– 2,862 * Alturas – 2,715

List of members representing the district

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