Incumbent	Laura Richardson
Party	Democratic
Seeking Re-election?	Yes
Candidate Website	House Website Campaign Website
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2004 Presidential Vote	Kerry - 73.51% Bush - 25.16%
2007 Special Election Results	Richardson (D) - 67.1% Kanaley (R) - 25.2% Brezenoff (Green) - 5.4% Peters (Libertarian) - 2.3%
Voter Registration	As at Feb. 10, 2007: Dem - 150,767 (57.56%) Rep - 52,213 (19.94%) Other - 58,934 (22.50%)
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Candidate	Peter Mathews
Party	Democratic
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Candidate	Lee Davis
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	CA SOS
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Background Information

With the 37th District's massive registration advantage in favor of Democrats, Laura Richardson easily won the special general election (runoff) on August 21, 2007, having defeated St. Sen. Jenny Oropeza in the open primary two months earlier (as well as nine other Democrats, including Rep. Millender-McDonald's daughter). Richardson's election continues the district's tradition of electing African-American women, even though the district is now plurality Latino.

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