California's 6th congressional district
| California's 6th congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current Representative | Lynn Woolsey (D–Petaluma) | |
| Area | 2,119 mi² | |
| Distribution | 89.8% urban, 10.2% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 639,087 | |
| Median income | $59,115 | |
| Ethnicity | 76.1% White, 2% Black, 3.7% Asian, 14.5% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+23 | |
California's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that stretches up the Pacific coast north of the San Francisco Bay. It covers Marin County and most of Sonoma County and includes the cities of Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, and Mill Valley.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Lynn Woolsey.
John Kerry won the district in 2004 with 70.3% of the vote. The district became more Democratic in 2008 with Barack Obama winning 76% of the vote to John McCain's 22%.
[edit] Voting
| Election results from statewide races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President[1] | Obama 76.0% - 22.0% |
| 2006 | Governor[2] | Angelides 46.4 - 45.9% |
| Senator[3] | Feinstein 73.2 - 20.0% | |
| 2004 | President[4] | Kerry 70.3 - 28.1% |
| Senator[5] | Boxer 68.3 - 27.5% | |
| 2003 | Recall[6][7] | No 64.0 - 36.0% |
| Bustamante 44.3 - 33.1% | ||
| 2002 | Governor[8] | Davis 53.1 - 28.6% |
| 2000 | President[9] | Gore 61.9 - 30.1% |
| Senator[10] | Feinstein 63.0 - 27.7% | |
| 1998 | Governor | |
| Senator | ||
| 1996 | President | |
| 1994 | Governor | |
| Senator | ||
| 1992 | President | Clinton 56.1 - 23.7% |
| Senator | Boxer 60.0 - 30.8% | |
| Senator | Feinstein 66.8 - 27.0% | |
[edit] List of representatives
| Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1885 | |||
| Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura | Henry Markham | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | Newly created district; retired |
| William Vandever | Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Retired | |
| William W. Bowers | Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Redistricted to the 7th district | |
| Los Angeles, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Ventura | Marion Cannon | Populist | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Retired |
| James McLachlan | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | Lost re-election to Barlow | |
| Charles A. Barlow | Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | Lost re-election to Waters | |
| Russell J. Waters | Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Retired | |
| James McLachlan | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Redistricted to the 7th district | |
| Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus | James C. Needham | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | Redistricted from the 7th district, Lost re-election to Church |
| Alameda | Joseph R. Knowland | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Redistricted from the 3rd district, Retired to run in 1914 for United States Senate |
| John A. Elston | Progressive | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 | ||
| Republican | March 4, 1917 – December 15, 1921 | Died | ||
| Vacant | December 15, 1921 – November 7, 1922 | |||
| James H. MacLafferty | Republican | November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1925 | Lost re-nomination to Carter | |
| Albert E. Carter | Republican | March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1943 | ||
| Alameda, Contra Costa | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | Lost re-election to Miller | ||
| George Paul Miller | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted to the 8th district | |
| Solano, Contra Costa | Robert Condon | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | Lost re-election to Baldwin |
| John F. Baldwin, Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | Redistricted to the 14th district | |
| San Francisco | William S. Mailliard | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | Redistricted from the 4th district |
| Southeast Marin, western San Francisco | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | |||
| Marin, western San Francisco | January 3, 1973 – March 5, 1974 | Resigned to become the Permanent Representative of the US to the Organization of American States | ||
| Vacant | March 5, 1974 – June 4, 1974 | |||
| John L. Burton | Democratic | June 4, 1974 – January 3, 1975 | Redistricted to the 5th district | |
| Most of San Francisco | Phillip Burton | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | Redistricted from the 5th district, Redistricted to the 5th district |
| Marin, eastern San Francisco, San Mateo (Daly City), far southwestern Solano, southern Sonoma | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Elected to the US Senate |
| Marin and southern Sonoma | Lynn Woolsey | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – Present | Incumbent |
[edit] Election results
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1884 • 1886 • 1888 • 1890 • 1892 • 1894 • 1896 • 1898 • 1900 • 1902 • 1904 • 1906 • 1908 • 1910 • 1912 • 1914 • 1916 • 1918 • 1920 • 1922 (Special) • 1922 • 1924 • 1926 • 1928 • 1930 • 1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 (Special) • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 |
[edit] 1884
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1884 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 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% | ||
| Totals | 35,445 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
[edit] 1886
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1886 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William Vandever | 18,259 | 47.3% | |
| Democratic | Joseph D. Lynch | 18,204 | 47.1% | |
| Prohibition | W. A. Harris | 2,159 | 5.6% | |
| Totals | 38,622 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1888
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1888 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 67,384 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1890
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1890 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William W. Bowers | 33,522 | 51.1% | |
| Democratic | W. J. Curtis | 28,904 | 44.1% | |
| Prohibition | O. R. Dougherty | 3,130 | 4.8% | |
| Totals | 65,556 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1892
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1892 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Populist | Marion Cannon | 20,680 | 56.3% | |||
| Republican | Hervey Lindley | 14,271 | 38.8% | |||
| Prohibition | O. R. Dougherty | 1,805 | 4.9% | |||
| Totals | 36,756 | 100.0% | ||||
| Populist gain from Republican | ||||||
[edit] 1894
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1894 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| 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% | |||
| Totals | 42,328 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Populist | ||||||
[edit] 1896
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1896 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| 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% | |||
| Totals | 49,389 | 100.0% | ||||
| Populist gain from Republican | ||||||
[edit] 1898
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1898 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| 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% | |||
| Totals | 45,681 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Populist | ||||||
[edit] 1900
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1900 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 52,241 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1902
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1902 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 32,281 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1904
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1904 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 34,079 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1906
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1906 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 34,063 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1908
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1908 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 40,988 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1910
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1910 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 41,644 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1912
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1912 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 65,588 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1914
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1914 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Progressive | John A. Elston | ' | 44.4% | |||
| Republican | George H. Derrick | 37.7% | ||||
| Socialist | Howard H. Caldwell | 13.9% | ||||
| Prohibition | Harlow E. Wolcott | 3.9% | ||||
| Totals | ' | 100.0% | ||||
| Progressive gain from Republican | ||||||
[edit] 1916
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John A. Elston (incumbent) | 56,520 | 64.6% | |
| Democratic | H. Avery Whitney | 19,787 | 22.6% | |
| Socialist | Luella Twining | 7,588 | 8.7% | |
| Prohibition | Harlow E. Wolcott | 3,605 | 4.1% | |
| Totals | 87,500 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1918
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1918 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John A. Elston (incumbent) | 59,082 | 88.4% | |
| Socialist | Luella Twining | 7,721 | 11.6% | |
| Totals | 66,803 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1920
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1920[11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John A. Elston (incumbent) | 75,610 | 83.3% | |
| Democratic | Maynard Shipley | 15,151 | 16.7% | |
| Totals | 90,761 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1922 (Special)
| Special election, 1922[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| James H. MacLafferty | ' | 68.4% | ||
| Hugh W. Brunk | 31.6% | |||
| Total votes | ' | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
[edit] 1922
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1922[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 90,185 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1924
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1924[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter | 68,547 | 57.5% | |
| Independent | John L. Davie | 42,873 | 35.9% | |
| Socialist | Herbert L. Coggins | 7,858 | 6.6% | |
| Totals | 119,278 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1926
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1926[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 91,995 | 100.0% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1928
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1928[16] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 113,579 | 100.0% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1930
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1930[17] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 110,190 | 100.0% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1932
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[18] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 75,528 | 100.0% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1934
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[19] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 93,213 | 100.0% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1936
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[20] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 113,980 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1938
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[21] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 118,632 | 94.4% | |
| Communist | Dave L. Saunders | 7,015 | 5.6% | |
| Totals | 125,647 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1940
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[22] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 131,584 | 96% | |
| Communist | Clarence Paton | 5,426 | 4% | |
| Totals | 137,010 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1942
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[23] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 108,585 | 92.6% | |
| Communist | Clarence Paton | 8,532 | 7.3% | |
| No party | William H. Hollander (write-in) | 185 | 0.1% | |
| Totals | 117,302 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1944
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[24] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | George Paul Miller | 104,441 | 52% | |||
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 96,395 | 48% | |||
| Totals | 200,836 | 100.0% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
[edit] 1946
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[25] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 118,548 | 100.0% | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1948
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[26] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 194,985 | 100.0% | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1950
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[27] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 192,342 | 100.0% | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1952
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[28] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | Robert Condon | 87,768 | 50.6% | ||
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. | 85,756 | 49.4% | ||
| Totals | 173,524 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
[edit] 1954
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[29] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. | 72,336 | 50.9% | |||
| Democratic | Robert Condon (incumbent) | 69,776 | 49.1% | |||
| Totals | 142,112 | 100.0% | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
[edit] 1956
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[30] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) | 98,683 | 53.7% | |
| Democratic | H. Roberts Quinney | 84,965 | 46.3% | |
| Totals | 183,648 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1958
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[31] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) | 92,669 | 51% | |
| Democratic | Howard H. Jewel | 89,192 | 49% | |
| Totals | 181,861 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1960
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[32] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) | 128,418 | 58.7% | |
| Democratic | Douglas R. Page | 90,260 | 41.3% | |
| Totals | 218,678 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1962
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[33] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 105,762 | 58.7% | |
| Democratic | John A. O'Connell | 74,429 | 41.3% | |
| Totals | 180,191 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1964
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[34] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 125,869 | 63.6% | |
| Democratic | Thomas P. O'Toole | 71,894 | 36.3% | |
| Totals | 197,763 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1966
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[35] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 132,506 | 76.6% | |
| Democratic | Le Rue Grim | 40,514 | 23.4% | |
| Totals | 173,020 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1968
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[36] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 140,071 | 72.8% | |
| Democratic | Phillip Drath | 52,433 | 27.2% | |
| Totals | 192,504 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1970
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[37] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 96,393 | 53.3% | |
| Democratic | Russell R. Miller | 84,255 | 46.6% | |
| Totals | 180,648 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1972
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[38] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 118,197 | 52.0% | |
| Democratic | Roger Boas | 108,934 | 48.0% | |
| Totals | 227,131 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] 1974 (Special)
| Special election, 1974[39] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | John L. Burton | ' | 50.0% | |||
| Republican | Thomas Caylor | 21.1% | ||||
| Democratic | Terrence "T.V." McGuire | 8.7% | ||||
| Republican | Jean Wall | 5.8% | ||||
| Republican | Sean McCarthy | 5.3% | ||||
| Democratic | Alan F. Reeves | 4.1% | ||||
| Republican | Wesley Wilkes | 2.7% | ||||
| Democratic | Leslie Alan Grant | 2.1% | ||||
| Totals | ' | 100.0% | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
[edit] 1974
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[40] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton | 84,585 | 71.3% | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 25,721 | 21.7% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Emily Siegel | 4,753 | 4.0% | |
| American Independent | Carl Richard Davis | 3,456 | 2.9% | |
| Totals | 118,515 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1976
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[41] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 86,493 | 66.1% | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 35,359 | 27.0% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Emily Siegel | 6,570 | 5.0% | |
| American Independent | Raymond O. Heaps | 2,494 | 1.9% | |
| Totals | 130,916 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1978
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[42] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 81,801 | 68.3% | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 33,515 | 27.9% | |
| American Independent | Raymond O. Heaps | 4,452 | 3.7% | |
| Totals | 119,768 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1980
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[43] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 93,400 | 69.3% | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 34,500 | 25.6% | |
| Libertarian | Roy Childs | 6,750 | 5.0% | |
| Totals | 134,650 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1982
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[44] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer | 96,379 | 52.3% | |
| Republican | Dennis McQuaid | 82,128 | 44.6% | |
| Libertarian | Howard Crieghton | 3,191 | 1.7% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Timothy-Allen Albertson | 2,366 | 1.3% | |
| Totals | 184,064 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1984
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[45] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 162,511 | 67.9% | |
| Republican | Douglas Binderup | 71,011 | 29.7% | |
| Libertarian | Howard Crieghton | 5,574 | 2.3% | |
| Totals | 239,096 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1986
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[46] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 142,946 | 73.8% | |
| Republican | Franklin Ernst III | 50,606 | 26.1% | |
| Totals | 193,552 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1988
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[47] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 176,645 | 73.3% | |
| Republican | William Steinmetz | 64,174 | 26.6% | |
| Totals | 240,819 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1990
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[48] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 137,306 | 68.1% | |
| Republican | Bill Boerum | 64,402 | 31.9% | |
| Totals | 201,708 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1992
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[49] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey | 190,322 | 65.2% | |
| Republican | Bill Filante | 98,171 | 33.6% | |
| No party | Write-in | 3,293 | 1.1% | |
| Totals | 291,786 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1994
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[50] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 137,642 | 58.1% | |
| Republican | Michael J. Nugent | 88,940 | 37.5% | |
| Libertarian | Louis Beary | 6,203 | 2.6% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Ernest K. Jones, Jr. | 4,055 | 1.7% | |
| Totals | 236,840 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1996
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[51] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 156,958 | 61.6% | |
| Republican | Duane C. Hughes | 86,278 | 33.8% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Ernest K. Jones, Jr. | 6,459 | 2.5% | |
| Natural Law | Bruce Kendall | 5,240 | 2.1% | |
| Totals | 254,935 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 1998
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[52] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 158,446 | 68.0% | |
| Republican | Ken McAuliffe | 69,295 | 29.7% | |
| Natural Law | Alan R. Barreca | 5,240 | 2.2% | |
| Totals | 232,981 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 2000
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[53] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 182,166 | 64.3% | |
| Republican | Ken McAuliffe | 80,169 | 28.3% | |
| Green | Justin Moscoso | 13,248 | 4.7% | |
| Libertarian | Richard O. Barton | 4,691 | 1.9% | |
| Natural Law | Alan R. Barreca | 2,894 | 1.1% | |
| Totals | 283,118 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 2002
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[54] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 139,750 | 66.7% | |
| Republican | Paul L. Erickson | 62,052 | 29.7% | |
| Libertarian | Richard O. Barton | 4,936 | 2.3% | |
| Reform | Jeff Rainforth | 2,825 | 1.3% | |
| Totals | 209,563 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 2004
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[55] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 226,423 | 72.7% | |
| Republican | Paul L. Erickson | 85,244 | 27.3% | |
| Totals | 311,667 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 2006
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[56] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 173,190 | 70.3% | |
| Republican | Todd Hooper | 64,405 | 26.1% | |
| Libertarian | Richard W. Friesen | 9,028 | 3.6% | |
| Totals | 246,623 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 2008
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[57] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 229,672 | 71.7% | |
| Republican | Mike Halliwell | 77,073 | 24.1% | |
| Libertarian | Joel R. Smolen | 13,617 | 4.2% | |
| Totals | 320,362 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] 2010
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[58] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 172,216 | 65.94% | |
| Republican | Jim Judd | 77,361 | 29.62% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene E. Ruyle | 5,915 | 2.27% | |
| Libertarian | Joel R. Smolen | 5,660 | 2.17% | |
| Totals | 261,152 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ California Secretary of State. Supplement to the Statement of Vote. President. Counties by Congressional District.
- ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
- ^ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
- ^ 1920 election results
- ^ 1922 special 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
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- ^ 1998 election results
- ^ 2000 election results
- ^ 2002 election results
- ^ 2004 election results
- ^ 2006 election results
- ^ California Secretary of State. 2008 election results
- ^ [1]
[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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