California's 5th congressional district
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| California's 5th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Area | 157 mi² (387 km²) |
| Distribution | 99.7% urban, 0.3% rural |
| Population (2000) | 639,088 |
| Median income | $36,719 |
| Ethnic composition | 50.8% White, 14.5% Black, 15.2% Asian, 20.8% Hispanic, 1.3% Native American, 10.3% other |
| Cook PVI | D+14 |
California's 5th congressional district currently covers Sacramento, California and the surrounding area, is currently represented by Democrat Doris Matsui.
[edit] Voting
John Kerry received 61% of the vote in this district in 2004; George W. Bush received 38%.[1] The district voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger 50-44% in 2006,[2] Dianne Feinstein 67-27% in 2006,[3] Barbara Boxer 65-31% in 2004,[4] keeping Gray Davis 50.4-49.6%[5] and Schwarzenegger 43-36%[6] in 2003, and for Davis 50-35% in 2002.[7]
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[edit] Results
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[edit] 1884
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1884 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Charles N. Felton | 17,014 | 51.7% | ||
| Democratic | Frank J. Sullivan | 15,676 | 47.6% | ||
| Prohibition | William Crowhurst | 232 | 0.7% | ||
| Total votes | 32,922 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 1,338 | 4.1% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1886
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1886 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Charles N. Felton (inc.) | 16,328 | 48.8% | ||
| Democratic | Frank J. Sullivan | 16,209 | 48.4% | ||
| Independent | Albert E. Redstone | 470 | 1.4% | ||
| Prohibition | C. Henderson | 460 | 1.4% | ||
| Total votes | 33,467 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 119 | 0.4% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1888
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1888 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Clunie | 20,276 | 49.3% | ||
| Republican | Timothy Guy Phelps | 20,225 | 49.2% | ||
| Independent | Henry French | 613 | 1.5% | ||
| Total votes | 41,114 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 51 | 0.1% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1890
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1890 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Eugene F. Loud | 22,871 | 52.8% | ||
| Democratic | Thomas J. Clunie (incumbent) | 19,899 | 45.9% | ||
| Socialist | E. F. Howe | 574 | 1.3% | ||
| Total votes | 43,344 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 2,972 | 6.9% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1892
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1892 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 14,660 | 46.4% | ||
| Democratic | J. W. Ryland | 13,694 | 43.3% | ||
| Populist | Jonas J. Morrison | 2,484 | 7.9% | ||
| Prohibition | William Kelly | 771 | 2.4% | ||
| Total votes | 31,609 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 966 | 3.1% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1894
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1894 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 13,379 | 36.8% | ||
| Democratic | Joseph P. Kelly | 8,384 | 23.0% | ||
| Populist | James T. Rogers | 7,820 | 21.5% | ||
| Prohibition | James Denman | 6,811 | 18.7% | ||
| Total votes | 36,394 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 4,995 | 13.8% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1896
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1896 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 19,351 | 48.6% | ||
| Democratic | Joseph P. Kelly | 10,494 | 26.3% | ||
| Populist | A. B. Kinne | 8,825 | 22.2% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Henry Daniels | 757 | 1.9% | ||
| Prohibition | T. H. Lawson | 404 | 1.0% | ||
| Total votes | 39,831 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 8,857 | 22.3% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1898
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1898 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 20,254 | 51.8% | ||
| Democratic | William Craig | 17,352 | 44.3% | ||
| Socialist Labor | E. T. Kingsley | 1,532 | 3.9% | ||
| Total votes | 39,138 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 2,902 | 7.5% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1900
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1900 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 23,443 | 55.7% | ||
| Democratic | J. H. Henry | 17,365 | 41.3% | ||
| Socialist | C. H. King | 942 | 2.2% | ||
| Prohibition | Fred E. Caton | 322 | 0.8% | ||
| Total votes | 42,072 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 5,078 | 14.4% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1902
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1902 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | William J. Wynn | 22,712 | 56.5 | ||
| Republican | Eugene F. Loud (incumbent) | 16,577 | 41.2 | ||
| Socialist | Joseph Lawrence | 620 | 1.5 | ||
| Prohibition | Fred E. Caton | 301 | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 40,210 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 6,135 | 15.3 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1904
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1904 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes | 23,701 | 52.3 | ||
| Democratic | William J. Wynn (incumbent) | 18,025 | 39.7 | ||
| Union Labor | F. R. Whitney | 2,263 | 5.0 | ||
| Socialist | Charles J. Williams | 916 | 2.0 | ||
| Prohibition | George B. Pratt | 445 | 1.0 | ||
| Total votes | 45,350 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 5,676 | 12.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1906
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1906 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 22,530 | 53.4 | ||
| Democratic | Hiram G. Davis | 17,295 | 41.0 | ||
| Socialist | Joseph Lawrence | 2,343 | 5.6 | ||
| Total votes | 42,168 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 5,235 | 12.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1908
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1908 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 28,127 | 49.1 | ||
| Democratic | George A. Tracy | 24,531 | 42.8 | ||
| Socialist | E. H. Misner | 3,640 | 6.3 | ||
| Prohibition | Walter E. Vail | 1,045 | 1.8 | ||
| Total votes | 57,343 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 20,891 | 6.3 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1910
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1910 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 33,265 | 59.4 | ||
| Democratic | Thomas E. Hayden | 15,345 | 27.4 | ||
| Socialist | E. L. Reguin | 7,052 | 12.6 | ||
| Prohibition | T. E. Caton | 359 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 56,021 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 17,920 | 32.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1912
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1912 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John I. Nolan | 27,902 | 52.3 | ||
| Socialist | Stephen V. Costello | 18,516 | 34.7 | ||
| Prohibition | E. L. Requin | 6,962 | 13.0 | ||
| Total votes | 53,380 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 9,386 | 17.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican win | (new constituency) | ||||
[edit] 1914
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1914 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John I. Nolan (incumbent) | 53,875 | 83.3 | ||
| Socialist | Mads Peter Christensen | 7,366 | 11.4 | ||
| Prohibition | Frederick Head | 3,410 | 5.3 | ||
| Total votes | 64,651 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 46,509 | 71.9 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1916
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1916 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John I. Nolan (incumbent) | 59,333 | 84.7 | ||
| Socialist | Charles A. Preston | 6,708 | 9.6 | ||
| Prohibition | Frederick Head | 4,046 | 5.8 | ||
| Total votes | 70,087 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 52,625 | 75.1 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1918
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John I. Nolan (incumbent) | 40,375 | 87 | ||
| Socialist | Thomas F. Feeley | 6,032 | 13 | ||
| Total votes | 46,407 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 34,343 | 74 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1920
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1920[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John I. Nolan (incumbent) | 50,274 | 81.8 | ||
| Socialist | Hugo Ernst | 10,952 | 18.2 | ||
| Total votes | 61,226 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 39,322 | 63.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1922
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1922[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John I. Nolan (incumbent) | 49,414 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1924
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1924[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Lawrence J. Flaherty | 38,893 | 72.6 | ||
| Socialist | Isabel C. King | 12,175 | 27.4 | ||
| Total votes | 51,068 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 26,718 | 45.2 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1926
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1926[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 47,694 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1928
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1928[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 51,708 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1930
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1930[13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 59,853 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1932
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 67,349 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1934
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 89,751 | 93.8 | ||
| Communist | Alexander Noral | 5,933 | 6.2 | ||
| Total votes | 95,684 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 83,818 | 87.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1936
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 82,910 | 94.8 | ||
| Communist | Lawrence Ross | 4,545 | 5.2 | ||
| Total votes | 87,455 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 78,365 | 89.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1938
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 91,868 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1940
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[18] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 119,122 | 95.8 | ||
| Communist | Walter R. Lambert | 5,232 | 4.2 | ||
| Total votes | 124,354 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 113,890 | 91.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1942
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[19] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 85,747 | 92.7 | ||
| Communist | Walter R. Lambert | 6,749 | 7.3 | ||
| Total votes | 92,496 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 78,998 | 85.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1944
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[20] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 112,151 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1946
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 94,293 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1948
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[22] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Richard J. Welch (incumbent) | 116,347 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1950
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[23] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John Shelley (incumbent) | 117,888 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1952
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[24] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John Shelley (incumbent) | 107,542 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1954
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[25] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John Shelley (incumbent) | 86,428 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1956
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[26] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John Shelley (incumbent) | 104,358 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1958
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[27] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John Shelley (incumbent) | 99,171 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1960
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[28] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John Shelley (incumbent) | 104,507 | 83.7 | ||
| Republican | Vick Verreos | 20,305 | 16.3 | ||
| Total votes | 124,812 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 84,202 | 67.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1962
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[29] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John Shelley (incumbent) | 64,493 | 80.4 | ||
| Republican | Roland S. Charles | 15,670 | 19.6 | ||
| Total votes | 80,163 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 48,823 | 60.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1964
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[30] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 71,638 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
1966
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[31] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 56,476 | 71.3 | ||
| Republican | Terry R. Macken | 22,778 | 28.7 | ||
| Total votes | 79,254 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 33,698 | 42.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1968
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[32] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 86,647 | 72.0 | ||
| Republican | Waldo Velasquez | 29,123 | 24.2 | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Marvin Garson | 4,549 | 3.8 | ||
| Total votes | 120,319 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 57,524 | 47.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1970
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[33] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 76,567 | 70.8 | ||
| Republican | John E. Parks | 31,570 | 29.2 | ||
| Total votes | 108,137 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 44,997 | 41.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1972
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[34] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 120,819 | 81.8 | ||
| Republican | Edlo E. Powell | 26,963 | 18.2 | ||
| Total votes | 147,782 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 93,856 | 63.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1974
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[35] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 87,323 | 59.6 | ||
| Republican | Thomas Caylor | 55,881 | 37.7 | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Raymond Broshears | 3,999 | 2.7 | ||
| Total votes | 147,203 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 31,442 | 21.9 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1976
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[36] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 103,746 | 61.8 | ||
| Republican | Branwell Fanning | 64,008 | 38.2 | ||
| Total votes | 167,754 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 39,738 | 23.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1978
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[37] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 106,046 | 66.8 | ||
| Republican | Dolores Skore | 52,603 | 33.2 | ||
| Total votes | 158,649 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 53,443 | 33.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1980
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[38] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John L. Burton (incumbent) | 101,105 | 51.1 | ||
| Republican | Dennis McQuaid | 89,624 | 45.3 | ||
| Libertarian | Dan P. Dougherty | 7,092 | 3.6 | ||
| Total votes | 197,821 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 11,481 | 5.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1982
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[39] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 103,268 | 50.5 | ||
| Republican | Milton Marks | 72,139 | 35.3 | ||
| Libertarian | Justin Raimondo | 2,904 | 14.2 | ||
| Total votes | 178,311 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 31,129 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1984
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[40] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Sala Burton (incumbent) | 139,692 | 72.3 | ||
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 45,930 | 23.8 | ||
| Libertarian | Joseph Fuhrig | 4,008 | 2.1 | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Henry Clark | 3,574 | 1.8 | ||
| Total votes | 193,204 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 93,762 | 48.5 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1986
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[41] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Sala Burton (incumbent) | 122,688 | 75.2 | ||
| Republican | Mike Garza | 36,039 | 22.1 | ||
| Libertarian | Samuel K. "Sam" Grove | 2,409 | 1.5 | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Theodore Adrian "Ted" Zuur | 2,078 | 1.3 | ||
| Total votes | 163,214 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 86,649 | 43.1 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1988
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[42] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 133,530 | 76.4 | ||
| Republican | Bruce Michael O'Neill | 33,692 | 19.3 | ||
| Peace and Freedom | Theodore Adrian "Ted" Zuur | 3,975 | 2.3 | ||
| Libertarian | Sam Grove | 3,561 | 2.0 | ||
| Total votes | 174,758 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 99,838 | 57.1 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1990
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[43] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 120,633 | 77.2 | ||
| Republican | Alan Nichols | 35,671 | 22.8 | ||
| Total votes | 156,304 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 84,962 | 54.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1992
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[44] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Robert Matsui (incumbent) | 158,250 | 68.6 | ||
| Republican | Robert S. Dinsmore | 58,698 | 25.5 | ||
| American Independent | Gordon Mors | 4,745 | 2.1 | ||
| Libertarian | Chris J. Rufer | 4,547 | 2.0 | ||
| Green | Tian Harter | 4,316 | 1.9 | ||
| Independent | Bergeron (write-in) | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 230,560 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 99,552 | 43.1 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1994
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[45] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Robert Matsui (incumbent) | 125,042 | 68.48 | ||
| Republican | Robert S. Dinsmore | 52,905 | 28.97 | ||
| American Independent | Gordon Mors | 4,649 | 2.55 | ||
| Total votes | 182,596 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 72,137 | 39.51 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1996
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[46] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Robert Matsui (incumbent) | 142,618 | 70.5% | ||
| Republican | Robert Dinsmore | 52,940 | 26.2% | ||
| Libertarian | Joseph Miller | 2,548 | 1.2% | ||
| American Independent | Gordon Mors | 2,231 | 1.1% | ||
| Natural Law | Charles Kersey | 2,123 | 1.0% | ||
| Total votes | 202,460 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 89,678 | 44.3% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
1998
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[47] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Robert Matsui (incumbent) | 130,715 | 71.89% | ||
| Republican | Robert Dinsmore | 47,307 | 26.02% | ||
| Libertarian | Douglas Arthur Tuma | 3,746 | 2.06% | ||
| Green | Ken Adams (write-in) | 70 | 0.04% | ||
| Total votes | 181,838 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 83,408 | 45.87% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2000
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[48] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Robert Matsui (incumbent) | 147,025 | 68.7% | ||
| Republican | Ken Payne | 55,945 | 26.2% | ||
| Green | Ken Adams | 6,195 | 2.9% | ||
| Libertarian | Cullene Lang | 3,746 | 1.3% | ||
| Natural Law | Alan Barreca | 2,894 | 1.0% | ||
| Total votes | 215,805 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 91,080 | 42.5% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2002
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[49] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Robert Matsui (incumbent) | 90,697 | 70.9 | ||
| Republican | Richard Frankhuizen | 33,313 | 26.1 | ||
| Libertarian | Timothy E. Roloff | 3,923 | 3.0 | ||
| Majority | 57,384 | 44.8 | |||
| Turnout | 189,717 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2004
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[50] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Robert Matsui (incumbent) | 138,004 | 71.4 | +0.5 | |
| Republican | Mike Dugas | 45,120 | 23.4 | -2.7 | |
| Green | Pat Driscoll | 6,593 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John C. Reiger | 3,670 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 92,884 | 48.0 | |||
| Turnout | 193,387 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
[edit] 2005
Incumbent Robert Matsui died January 1, 2005. In a special election held on March 8, 2005 to fill the vacancy, Matsui's widow, Doris, won the seat with more than 68% of the vote. She was sworn in on March 10, 2005.
| California's 5th congressional district special election, 2005[51] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Doris Matsui | 56,175 | 68.2 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Julie Padilla | 7,158 | 8.7 | N/A | |
| Republican | John Thomas Flynn | 6,559 | 8.0 | N/A | |
| Republican | Serge A. Chernay | 3,742 | 4.5 | N/A | |
| Republican | Michael O'Brien | 2,591 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Republican | Shane Singh | 1,753 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Republican | Bruce Robert Stevens | 1,124 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Green | Pat Driscoll | 976 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Leonard Padilla | 916 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Charles "Carlos" Pineda, Jr. | 659 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Gale Morgan | 451 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Peace and Freedom | John C. Reiger | 286 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 49,017 | 59.5 | |||
| Turnout | 83,033 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | N/A | |||
[edit] 2006
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[52] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Doris Matsui (incumbent) | 89,119 | 70.7 | -0.7 | |
| Republican | Xiaochin Claire Yan | 29,824 | 23.7 | +0.3 | |
| Green | Jeff Kravitz | 5,394 | 4.3 | +0.9 | |
| Peace and Freedom | John C. Reiger | 1,716 | 1.3 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 52,185 | 41.4 | |||
| Turnout | 126,053 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -6.6 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senate)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senate)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
- ^ 1920 election results
- ^ 1922 election results
- ^ 1924 election results
- ^ 1926 election results
- ^ 1928 election results
- ^ 1930 election results
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- ^ 2000 election results
- ^ 2002 general election results
- ^ 2004 general election results
- ^ Congressional District 5 Special Election
- ^ 2006 general election results
[edit] External links
- GovTrack.us: California's 5th congressional district
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
- California Voter Foundation map - CD05
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