California's 6th congressional district
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| California's 6th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Area | 2,119 mi² |
| Distribution | 89.8% urban, 10.2% rural |
| Population (2000) | 639,087 |
| Median income | $59,115 |
| Ethnic composition | 76.1% White, 2% Black, 3.7% Asian, 14.5% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% other |
| Cook PVI | D+21 |
California's 6th congressional district stretches up the Pacific coast north of San Francisco Bay. It covers Marin County and most of Sonoma County, including the cities of Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, and Mill Valley. This district is currently represented by Democrat Lynn Woolsey. Before her, it was represented by Barbara Boxer, who resigned from the seat when she was elected to the United States Senate.
[edit] Voting
John Kerry received 70% of the vote in this district in 2004; George W. Bush received 28%.[1] The district voted for Phil Angelides 46.4-45.9% in 2006,[2] Dianne Feinstein 73-20% in 2006,[3] Barbara Boxer 68-28% in 2004,[4] keeping Gray Davis 64-36%[5] and Cruz Bustamante 44-33%[6] in 2003, and Davis 53-29% in 2002.[7]
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[edit] Election results
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[edit] 1884
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1884 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Henry Markham | 17,397 | 49.1% | ||
| Democratic | R. A. Del Valle | 16,990 | 47.9% | ||
| Prohibition | Will D. Gould | 821 | 2.3% | ||
| Populist | Isaac Kinley | 237 | 0.7% | ||
| Total votes | 35,445 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 407 | 1.2% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican win | (new constituency) | ||||
[edit] 1886
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1886 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William Vandever | 18,259 | 47.3% | ||
| Democratic | Joseph D. Lynch | 18,204 | 47.1% | ||
| Prohibition | W. A. Harris | 2,159 | 5.6% | ||
| Total votes | 38,622 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 251 | 0.2% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1888
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1888 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William Vandever (incumbent) | 35,406 | 52.5% | ||
| Democratic | Reel B. Terry | 29,453 | 43.7% | ||
| Prohibition | J. G. Miller | 2,375 | 3.5% | ||
| Know-Nothing | Alfred Daggett | 150 | 0.2% | ||
| Total votes | 67,384 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 5,956 | 8.8% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1890
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1890 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William W. Bowers | 33,522 | 51.1% | ||
| Democratic | W. J. Curtis | 28,904 | 44.1% | ||
| Prohibition | O. R. Dougherty | 3,130 | 4.8% | ||
| Total votes | 65,556 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 4,618 | 7.0% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1892
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1892 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Populist | Marion Cannon | 20,680 | 56.3% | ||
| Republican | Hervey Lindley | 14,271 | 38.8% | ||
| Prohibition | O. R. Dougherty | 1,805 | 4.9% | ||
| Total votes | 36,756 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 6,409 | 17.5% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Populist win | (new constituency) | ||||
[edit] 1894
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1894 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | James McLachlan | 18,746 | 44.3% | ||
| Democratic | George S Patton | 11,693 | 27.6% | ||
| Populist | W. C. Bowman | 9,769 | 23.1% | ||
| Prohibition | J. E. McComas | 2,120 | 5.0% | ||
| Total votes | 42,328 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 7,053 | 16.7% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1896
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1896 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Populist | Charles A. Barlow | 24,157 | 48.9% | ||
| Republican | James McLachlan (incumbent) | 23,494 | 47.6% | ||
| Prohibition | Henry Clay Needham | 1,196 | 2.4% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Job Harriman | 542 | 1.1% | ||
| Total votes | 49,389 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 663 | 1.3% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Populist gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1898
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1898 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Russell J. Waters | 24,050 | 52.6% | ||
| Populist | Charles A. Barlow (incumbent) | 20,499 | 44.9% | ||
| Socialist Labor | James T. Van Ransselaer | 1,132 | 2.5% | ||
| Total votes | 45,681 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 3,551 | 7.7% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican gain from Populist | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1900
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1900 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | James McLachlan | 27,081 | 51.8% | ||
| Democratic | William Graves | 19,793 | 37.9% | ||
| Socialist | H. G. Wilshire | 3,674 | 7.0% | ||
| Prohibition | James Campbell | 1,693 | 3.2% | ||
| Total votes | 52,241 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 7,288 | 13.9% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1902
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1902 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | James C. Needham (inc.) | 17,268 | 53.5 | ||
| Democratic | Gaston M. Ashe | 13,732 | 42.5 | ||
| Socialist | J. L. Cobb | 815 | 2.5 | ||
| Prohibition | Joel H. Smith | 466 | 1.4 | ||
| Total votes | 32,281 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 3,536 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1904
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1904 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | James C. Needham (inc.) | 18,828 | 55.1 | ||
| Democratic | William M. Conley | 13,074 | 38.2 | ||
| Socialist | J. L. Cobb | 1,537 | 4.5 | ||
| Prohibition | Joel H. Smith | 740 | 2.2 | ||
| Total votes | 34,079 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 5,754 | 16.9 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1906
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1906 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | James C. Needham (inc.) | 18,928 | 55.6 | ||
| Democratic | Harry A. Greene | 12,868 | 37.8 | ||
| Socialist | Richard Kirk | 1,303 | 3.8 | ||
| Prohibition | Herman E. Burbank | 964 | 2.8 | ||
| Total votes | 34,063 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 6,060 | 17.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1908
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1908 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | James C. Needham (inc.) | 21,323 | 52.0 | ||
| Democratic | Fred P. Feliz | 15,868 | 38.7 | ||
| Socialist | W. M. Pattison | 2,288 | 5.6 | ||
| Prohibition | James W. Webb | 1,509 | 3.7 | ||
| Total votes | 40,988 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 5,455 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1910
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1910 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | James C. Needham (inc.) | 19,717 | 47.3 | ||
| Democratic | A. L. Cowell | 18,408 | 44.2 | ||
| Socialist | Richard Kirk | 2,568 | 6.2 | ||
| Prohibition | Ira E. Surface | 951 | 2.3 | ||
| Total votes | 41,644 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 1,309 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1912
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1912 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Joseph R. Knowland (inc.) | 35,219 | 53.7 | ||
| Socialist | J. Stitt Wilson | 26,234 | 40.0 | ||
| Democratic | Hiram A. Luttrell | 4,135 | 6.3 | ||
| Total votes | 65,588 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 8,985 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1914
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1914 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Progressive | John A. Elston | 44.4 | |||
| Republican | George H. Derrick | 37.7 | |||
| Socialist | Howard H. Caldwell | 13.9 | |||
| Prohibition | Harlow E. Wolcott | 3.9 | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | ||||
| Majority | 6.7 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Progressive gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1916
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1916 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John A. Elston (incumbent) | 56,520 | 64.6 | ||
| Republican | H. Avery Whitney | 19,787 | 22.6 | ||
| Socialist | Luella Twining | 7,588 | 8.7 | ||
| Prohibition | Harlow E. Wolcott | 3,605 | 4.1 | ||
| Total votes | 87,500 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 36,733 | 42.0 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1918
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1918 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John A. Elston (incumbent) | 59,082 | 88.4 | ||
| Socialist | Luella Twining | 7,721 | 11.6 | ||
| Total votes | 66,803 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 52,361 | 76.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1920
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1920[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John A. Elston (inc.) | 75,610 | 83.3 | ||
| Democratic | Maynard Shipley | 15,151 | 16.7 | ||
| Total votes | 90,761 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 60,459 | 66.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1922
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1922[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | James H. MacLafferty (inc.) | 59,858 | 66.4 | ||
| Democratic | Hugh W. Brunk | 22,711 | 25.2 | ||
| Socialist | Elvina S. Beals | 7,616 | 8.4 | ||
| Total votes | 90,185 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 37,147 | 41.2 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1924
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1924[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter | 68,547 | 57.5 | ||
| Independent | John L. Davie | 42,873 | 35.9 | ||
| Socialist | Herbert L. Coggins | 7,858 | 7.6 | ||
| Total votes | 119,278 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 35,015 | 21.6 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1926
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1926[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 91,995 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1928
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1928[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 113,579 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1930
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1930[13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 110,190 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1932
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 75,528 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1934
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 93,213 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1936
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 103,712 | 91.0 | ||
| Socialist | Clarence E. Rust | 8,247 | 7.2 | ||
| Communist | Lloyd L. Harris | 2,021 | 1.8 | ||
| Total votes | 113,980 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 95,465 | 83.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1938
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 118,632 | 94.4 | ||
| Communist | Dave L. Saunders | 7,015 | 5.6 | ||
| Total votes | 125,647 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 111,617 | 88.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1940
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[18] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 131,584 | 96 | ||
| Communist | Clarence Paton | 5,426 | 4 | ||
| Total votes | 137,010 | 100 | |||
| Majority | 126,158 | 92 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1942
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[19] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 108,585 | 92.6 | ||
| Communist | Clarence Paton | 8,532 | 7.3 | ||
| Independent | William H. Hollander (write-in) | 185 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 117,302 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 100,053 | 85.3 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1944
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[20] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | George Paul Miller | 104,441 | 52 | ||
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 96,395 | 48 | ||
| Total votes | 200,836 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 8,046 | 4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1946
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | George Paul Miller (inc.) | 118,548 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1948
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[22] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | George Paul Miller (inc.) | 194,985 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1950
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[23] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | George Paul Miller (inc.) | 192,342 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1952
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[24] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Robert Condon | 87,768 | 50.6 | ||
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. | 85,756 | 49.4 | ||
| Total votes | 173,524 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 2,012 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic win | (new constituency) | ||||
[edit] 1954
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[25] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. | 72,336 | 50.9 | ||
| Democratic | Robert Condon (incumbent) | 69,776 | 49.1 | ||
| Total votes | 142,112 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 2,560 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1956
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[26] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) | 98,683 | 53.7 | ||
| Democratic | H. Roberts Quinney | 84,965 | 46.3 | ||
| Total votes | 183,648 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 13,718 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1958
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[27] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) | 92,669 | 51 | ||
| Democratic | Howard H. Jewel | 89,192 | 49 | ||
| Total votes | 181,861 | 100 | |||
| Majority | 3,477 | 2 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1960
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[28] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) | 128,418 | 58.7 | ||
| Democratic | Douglas R. Page | 90,260 | 41.3 | ||
| Total votes | 218,678 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 38,158 | 17.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1962
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[29] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 105,762 | 58.7 | ||
| Democratic | John A. O'Connell | 74,429 | 41.3 | ||
| Total votes | 180,191 | 100.0 | |||
| Majority | 31,333 | 17.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1964
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[30] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 125,869 | 63.6 | ||
| Democratic | Thomas P. O'Toole | 71,894 | 36.3 | ||
| Majority | 53,975 | 27.3 | |||
| Turnout | 197,763 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 1966
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[31] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 132,506 | 76.6 | +13.0 | |
| Democratic | Le Rue Grim | 40,514 | 23.4 | -12.9 | |
| Majority | 91,992 | 53.2 | |||
| Turnout | 173,020 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -25.9 | |||
[edit] 1968
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[32] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 140,071 | 72.8 | -3.8 | |
| Democratic | Phillip Drath | 52,433 | 27.2 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 87,638 | 45.5 | |||
| Turnout | 192,504 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | +7.7 | |||
[edit] 1970
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[33] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 96,393 | 53.3 | -19.5 | |
| Democratic | Russell R. Miller | 84,255 | 46.6 | +19.4 | |
| Majority | 12,138 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 180,648 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | +38.8 | |||
[edit] 1972
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[34] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 118,197 | 52.0 | -1.3 | |
| Democratic | Roger Boas | 108,934 | 48.0 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 9,263 | 4.1 | |||
| Turnout | 227,131 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
[edit] 1974
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[35] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton | 84,585 | 71.3 | -23.3 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 25,721 | 21.7 | +30.3 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Emily Siegel | 4,753 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| American Independent | Carl Richard Davis | 3,456 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 58,864 | 49.6 | |||
| Turnout | 118,515 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +53.7 | |||
[edit] 1976
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[36] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (inc.) | 86,493 | 66.1 | -5.2 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 35,359 | 27.0 | +5.3 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Emily Siegel | 6,570 | 5.0 | +1.0 | |
| American Independent | Raymond O. Heaps | 2,494 | 1.9 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 51,134 | 39.0 | |||
| Turnout | 130,916 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -10.6 | |||
[edit] 1978
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[37] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (inc.) | 81,801 | 68.3 | +2.2 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 33,515 | 27.9 | +0.9 | |
| American Independent | Raymond O. Heaps | 4,452 | 3.7 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 48,286 | 40.3 | |||
| Turnout | 119,768 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
[edit] 1980
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[38] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 93,400 | 69.3 | +1.0 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 34,500 | 25.6 | -2.3 | |
| Libertarian | Roy Childs | 6,750 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 58,900 | 43.7 | |||
| Turnout | 134,650 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
[edit] 1982
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[39] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer | 96,379 | 52.3 | -17.0 | |
| Republican | Dennis McQuaid | 82,128 | 44.6 | +19.0 | |
| Libertarian | Howard Crieghton | 3,191 | 1.7 | -3.3 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Timothy-Allen Albertson | 2,366 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 14,251 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 184,064 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -36.0 | |||
[edit] 1984
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[40] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 162,511 | 67.9 | +15.6 | |
| Republican | Douglas Binderup | 71,011 | 29.7 | -14.9 | |
| Libertarian | Howard Crieghton | 5,574 | 2.3 | +0.6 | |
| Majority | 91,500 | 38.2 | |||
| Turnout | 239,096 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +30.5 | |||
[edit] 1986
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[41] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 142,946 | 73.8 | +5.9 | |
| Republican | Franklin Ernst III | 50,606 | 26.1 | -3.6 | |
| Majority | 92,340 | 47.7 | |||
| Turnout | 193,552 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +9.5 | |||
[edit] 1988
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[42] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 176,645 | 73.3 | -0.5 | |
| Republican | William Steinmetz | 64,174 | 26.6 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 112,471 | 46.7 | |||
| Turnout | 240,819 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
[edit] 1990
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[43] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 137,306 | 68.1 | -5.2 | |
| Republican | Bill Boerum | 64,402 | 31.9 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 72,904 | 36.1 | |||
| Turnout | 201,708 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -10.6 | |||
[edit] 1992
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[44] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey | 190,322 | 65.2 | -2.9 | |
| Republican | Bill Filante | 98,171 | 33.6 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | Write-in | 3,293 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 92,151 | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 291,786 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
[edit] 1994
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[45] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 137,642 | 58.1 | -7.1 | |
| Republican | Michael J. Nugent | 88,940 | 37.5 | +3.9 | |
| Libertarian | Louis Beary | 6,203 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Ernest K. Jones, Jr. | 4,055 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 48,702 | 20.6 | |||
| Turnout | 236,840 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -11.0 | |||
[edit] 1996
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[46] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 156,958 | 61.6 | +3.5 | |
| Republican | Duane C. Hughes | 86,278 | 33.8 | -3.5 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Ernest K. Jones, Jr. | 6,459 | 2.5 | +0.8 | |
| Natural Law | Bruce Kendall | 5,240 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 70,680 | 27.7 | |||
| Turnout | 254,935 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +7.1 | |||
[edit] 1998
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[47] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 158,446 | 68.0 | +6.4 | |
| Republican | Ken McAuliffe | 69,295 | 29.7 | -4.1 | |
| Natural Law | Alan R. Barreca | 5,240 | 2.2 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 89,151 | 38.3 | |||
| Turnout | 232,981 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +9.6 | |||
[edit] 2000
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[48] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 182,166 | 64.3 | -3.7 | |
| Republican | Ken McAuliffe | 80,169 | 28.3 | -1.4 | |
| Green | Justin Moscoso | 13,248 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Libertarian | Richard O. Barton | 4,691 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Natural Law | Alan R. Barreca | 2,894 | 1.1 | -1.1 | |
| Majority | 101,997 | 36.0 | |||
| Turnout | 283,118 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -2.3 | |||
[edit] 2002
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[49] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 139,750 | 66.7 | +2.4 | |
| Republican | Paul L. Erickson | 62,052 | 29.7 | +1.4 | |
| Libertarian | Richard O. Barton | 4,936 | 2.3 | +0.4 | |
| Reform | Jeff Rainforth | 2,825 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 77,698 | 37.0 | |||
| Turnout | 209,563 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
[edit] 2004
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[50] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 226,423 | 72.7 | +6.0 | |
| Republican | Paul L. Erickson | 85,244 | 27.3 | -2.4 | |
| Majority | 141,179 | 45.4 | |||
| Turnout | 311,667 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +8.4 | |||
[edit] 2006
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[51] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 173,190 | 70.3 | -2.4 | |
| Republican | Todd Hooper | 64,405 | 26.1 | -1.2 | |
| Libertarian | Richard W. Friesen | 9,028 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 108,785 | 44.2 | |||
| Turnout | 246,623 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
[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
- ^ 1932 election results
- ^ 1934 election results
- ^ 1936 election results
- ^ 1938 election results
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- ^ 1950 election results
- ^ 1952 election results
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- ^ 1968 election results
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- ^ 1980 election results
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- ^ 1984 election results
- ^ 1986 election results
- ^ 1988 election results
- ^ 1990 election results
- ^ 1992 election results
- ^ 1994 election results
- ^ 1996 election results
- ^ 1998 election results
- ^ 2000 election results
- ^ 2002 election results
- ^ 2004 election results
- ^ 2006 election results
[edit] External links
- GovTrack.us: California's 6th congressional district
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
- California Voter Foundation map - CD06
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