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Nancy Pelosi has run in two Congressional districts for California. Pelosi's only close race so far has been the special election to succeed Sala Burton's seat after her death in February 1987. In the special election's Democratic primary, Pelosi narrowly defeated San Francisco Supervisor Harry Britt, considered the more progressive candidate, with 36 percent of the vote to his 32 percent.[1] In the runoff against Republican candidate Harriet Ross, Pelosi received more than a 2 to 1 majority of cast votes in a turnout that comprised about 24% of eligible voters.[2] Since then, Pelosi has enjoyed overwhelming support in her political career, collecting 76 and 77 percent of the vote in California's 5th congressional district for the 1988 and 1990 Race for Representatives. In 1992, after the redistricting from the 1990 Census, Pelosi ran in California's 8th congressional district, which now covered the San Francisco area. She has continued to post landslide results since, dropping beneath 80 percent of the vote only four times.[3] As Democratic Leader in the United States House of Representatives since 2002, she has sought election to the office of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives every two years since that time.

Races for Congress

United States House of Representatives, California District 5 special election (round one), April 7, 1987[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi 38,927 36.1
Democratic Harry Britt 35,008 32.5
Democratic William Maher 15,355 14.2
Democratic Doris M. Ward 6,498 6.0
Republican Harriet Ross 3,016 2.8
Democratic Carol R. Silver 2,896 2.7
Republican Kevin W. Wadsworth 1,755 1.6
Republican Tom Spinosa 1,712 1.6
Republican Mike Garza 1,262 1.2
independent (politician) Karen Edwards 447 0.4
Libertarian Sam Grove 408 0.4
Peace and Freedom Theodore "Ted" Zuur 187 0.2
independent (politician) Catherine P. Sedwick 164 0.2
Democratic Brian Lantz 141 0.1
Total votes 107,776 100
Turnout  
United States House of Representatives, California District 5 special election (round two), June 2, 1987[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi 46,428 63.3
Republican Harriet Ross 22,478 30.7
independent (politician) Karen Edwards 1,602 2.2
Peace and Freedom Theodore "Ted" Zuur 1,105 1.5
Libertarian Sam Grove 1,007 1.4
independent (politician) Catherine P. Sedwick 659 0.9
Total votes 73,279 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 133,530 76.4
Republican Bruce Michael O'Neill 33,692 19.3
Peace and Freedom Theodore "Ted" Zuur 3,975 2.3
Libertarian Sam Grove 3,561 2.0
Total votes 174,758 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 120,633 77.2
Republican Alan Nichols 35,671 22.8
Total votes 156,304 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi 191,906 82.5
Republican Marc Wolin 25,693 11.0
Peace and Freedom Cesar G. Cadabes 7,572 3.3
Libertarian James R. Elwood 7,511 3.2
independent (politician) write-in 9 0.0
Total votes 232,691 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold


United States House of Representatives, California District 8 primary election, 1994[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 66,247 92.4
Democratic Robert Ingraham 5,476 7.6
Total votes 71,723
United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 137,642 81.8
Republican Elsa C. Cheung 30,528 18.2
independent (politician) write-in 1 0.0
Total votes 168,171 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 175,216 84.3
Republican Justin Raimondo 25,739 12.4
Natural Law David Smithstein 6,783 3.3
Total votes 207,738 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 148,027 85.8
Republican David J. Martz 20,781 12.1
Natural Law David Smithstein 3,654 2.1
Total votes 172,462 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 181,847 84.5
Republican Adam Sparks 25,298 11.7
Libertarian Erik Bauman 5,645 2.6
Natural Law David Smithstein 2,638 1.2
Total votes 215,428 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold


United States House of Representatives, California District 8 primary election, 2002[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 65,949 93.1
Democratic Robert Ingraham 4,898 6.9
Total votes 70,847
United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 127,684 79.6
Republican G. Michael German 20,063 12.6
Green Jay Pond 10,033 6.2
Libertarian Ira Spivack 2,659 1.6
independent (politician) Deborah Liatos 2 0.0
Total votes 160,441 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 224,017 83.0
Republican Jennifer Depalma 31,074 11.5
Peace and Freedom Leilani Dowell 9,527 3.5
independent (politician) Terry Baum 5,446 (write-in) 2.0
Total votes 270,064 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 148,435 80.4
Republican Mike DeNunzio 19,800 10.8
Green Krissy Keefer 13,653 7.4
Libertarian Philip Zimt Berg 2,751 1.4
Total votes 184,639 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold


United States House of Representatives, California District 8 primary election, 2008[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 83,510 89.2
Democratic Shirley Golub 10,105 10.8
Total votes 93,615
United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 204,996 71.9
independent (politician) Cindy Sheehan 46,118 16.2
Republican Dana Walsh 27,614 9.7
Libertarian Philip Z. Berg 6,504 2.2
independent (politician) Lea Sherman 11 (write-in) 0.0
independent (politician) Michelle Wong Clay 4 (write-in) 0.0
Total votes 285,247 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 167,957 80.1
Republican John Dennis 31,711 15.2
Peace and Freedom Gloria La Riva 5,161 2.4
Libertarian Philip Zimt Berg 4,843 2.3
Democratic hold


United States House of Representatives, California District 12 primary election, 2012 [22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 89,446 74.9
Republican John Dennis 16,206 13.6
Green Barry Hermanson 6,398 5.4
Democratic David Peterson 3,756 3.1
Democratic Summer Shields 2,146 1.8
Democratic Americo Arturo Diaz 1,499 1.3
Total votes 119,451
United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 253,709 85.1
Republican John Dennis 44,478 14.9
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives, California District 12 primary election, 2014 [24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 79,816 73.6
Republican John Dennis 12,922 11.9
Green Barry Hermanson 6,156 5.7
Democratic David Peterson 3,774 3.5
Peace and Freedom Frank Lara 2,107 1.9
Democratic Michael Steger 1,514 1.4
No party preference Desmond Thorsson 1,270 1.2
No party preference Jim Welles 879 0.8
Total votes 108,438
United States House of Representatives elections, 2014[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 160,067 83.3
Republican John Dennis 32,197 16.7
Democratic hold
California's 12th congressional district election, 2016
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 169,537 78.1
No party preference Preston Picus 16,633 7.7
Republican Bob Miller 16,583 7.6
Green Barry Hermanson 14,289 6.6
Total votes 153,335 100.0
United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 274,035 80.9
No party preference Preston Picus 64,810 19.1
Total votes 338,845 100%
Turnout  
Democratic hold
California's 12th congressional district election, 2018
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 141,365 68.5
Republican Lisa Remmer 18,771 9.1
Democratic Shahid Buttar 17,597 8.5
Democratic Stephen Jaffe 12,114 5.9
Democratic Ryan A. Khojasteh 9,498 4.6
Green Barry Hermanson 4,217 2.0
No party preference Michael Goldstein 2,820 1.4
Total votes 206,382 100.0
General election
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)
Republican Lisa Remmer
Majority
Total votes 100.0

Races for Speaker

U.S. House Speaker election, October 2015[26]
Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Paul Ryan 236 54.6%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Nancy Pelosi 184 42.6%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Daniel Webster 9 2.1%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Jim Cooper 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | John Lewis 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Colin Powell* 1 0.2%
Not voting 3 0.6%
Total 435 100%


U.S. House Speaker election, January 2015[27]
Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | John Boehner 216 52.9%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Nancy Pelosi 164 40.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Daniel Webster 12 2.9%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Louie Gohmert 3 0.7%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Jim Jordan 2 0.5%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Ted Yoho 2 0.5%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Jim Cooper 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Peter DeFazio 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | John Dingell 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Jeff Duncan 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Trey Gowdy 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | John Lewis 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Kevin McCarthy 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Rand Paul* 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Colin Powell* 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Jeff Sessions* 1 0.2%
Not voting[nb 1] 26 6.0%
Total 434[nb 2] 100%
U.S. House of Representatives speaker election, 2013[28]
Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | John Boehner 220 50.8%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Nancy Pelosi 192 44.3%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Eric Cantor 3 0.7%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Jim Cooper 2 0.5%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Allen West* 2 0.5%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Justin Amash 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | John Dingell 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Jim Jordan 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Raul Labrador 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | John Lewis 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Colin Powell* 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color" | David Walker* 1 0.2%
Not voting[nb 3] 7 1.6%
Total 433[nb 4] 100%
U.S. House of Representatives speaker election, 2011[29]
Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | John Boehner 242 55.6%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Nancy Pelosi 173 39.8%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Heath Shuler 11 2.5%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | John Lewis 2 0.5%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Dennis Cardoza 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Jim Costa 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Jim Cooper 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Steny Hoyer 1 0.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Marcy Kaptur 1 0.2%
Not voting[nb 5] 2 0.5%
Total 435 100%
U.S. House of Representatives speaker election, 2009[30]
Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Nancy Pelosi 255 58.6%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | John Boehner 174 40.1%
Didn't vote 5 1.2%
Total 434[nb 6] 100%
U.S. House of Representatives speaker election, 2007[31]
Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Nancy Pelosi 233 53.6%
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | John Boehner 202 46.4%
Total 435 100%
U.S. House of Representatives speaker election, 2005[32]
Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Dennis Hastert 226 52.1%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Nancy Pelosi 199 45.9%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | John Murtha 1 0.2%
Not voting[nb 7] 8 1.8%
Total 434[nb 8] 100%
U.S. House of Representatives speaker election, 2003[33]
Candidate Votes %
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" | Dennis Hastert 228 52.4%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | Nancy Pelosi 201 46.2%
style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" | John Murtha 1 0.2%
Not voting[nb 9] 5 1.1%
Total 435 100%

Notes

  1. ^ Of these 26, 25 members did not cast a vote and 1 cast a vote of "present".
  2. ^ At the time of the election, one seat was vacant leaving 434 voting representatives.
  3. ^ Of these 7, 6 members did not cast a vote and 1 cast a vote of "present".
  4. ^ At the time of the election, two seats were vacant leaving 433 voting representatives.
  5. ^ Of these 2, 1 member did not cast a vote and 1 cast a vote of "present".
  6. ^ At the time of the election, one seats was vacant leaving 434 voting representatives.
  7. ^ Of these 8, 7 members did not cast a vote and 1 cast a vote of "present".
  8. ^ At the time of the election, one seats was vacant leaving 434 voting representatives.
  9. ^ Of these 5, 1 member did not cast a vote and 4 cast a vote of "present".

References

  1. ^ Is this the new face of the Democratic Party "House race in west goes to runoff". The New York Times. April 9, 1987. Retrieved 2007-05-29. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help) Accessed via Lexis-Nexis.
  2. ^ "Nancy Pelosi Wins House Seat". The Washington Post. June 3, 1987. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) Accessed via Lexis-Nexis.
  3. ^ In 2002, she garnered 79.58% of the vote.
  4. ^ Our Campaigns "California District 5 Special Election - April 7, 1987," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  5. ^ Our Campaigns "California District 5 - Special Election Race - June 2, 1987," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  6. ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 8, 1988," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  7. ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 6, 1990," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  8. ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 3, 1992," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  9. ^ "June 7, 1994 Primary Election - Statement of Vote". Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 8, 1994," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  11. ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 5, 1996," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  12. ^ Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "STATISTICS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 3, 1998," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  13. ^ Office of the California Secretary of State Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine "United States Representative in Congress," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  14. ^ "March 5, 2002 Primary Election - Statement of Vote". Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Office of the California Secretary of State Archived November 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine "United States Representative in Congress," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  16. ^ Office of the California Secretary of State Archived March 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine "United States Representative in Congress," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  17. ^ Office of the California Secretary of State Archived November 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine "United States Representative in Congress," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
  18. ^ "June 3, 2008 Statewide Primary Election - Statement of Vote". Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ Office of the California Secretary of State "United States Representative in Congress," (retrieved on March 8th, 2016).
  20. ^ New York Times election report
  21. ^ California Secretary of State official report of 2010 elections results Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ "Statement of Vote - June 5, 2012 Presidential Primary Election". Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ California Secretary of State Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ "Statewide Direct Primary Election - Statement of Vote, June 3, 2014". Secretary of State of California. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  25. ^ "General Election - Statement of Vote - November 4, 2014". Secretary of State of California. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  26. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll581.xml
  27. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll002.xml
  28. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll002.xml
  29. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll002.xml
  30. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll002.xml
  31. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll002.xml
  32. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll002.xml
  33. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll002.xml
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