Electoral history of Nancy Pelosi
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 66,247 | 92.4 | |
Democratic | Robert Ingraham | 5,476 | 7.6 | |
Total votes | 71,723 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 65,949 | 93.1 | |
Democratic | Robert Ingraham | 4,898 | 6.9 | |
Total votes | 70,847 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 83,510 | 89.2 | |
Democratic | Shirley Golub | 10,105 | 10.8 | |
Total votes | 93,615 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 253,709 | 85.1 | |
Republican | John Dennis | 44,478 | 14.9 | |
Democratic hold |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 160,067 | 83.3 | |
Republican | John Dennis | 32,197 | 16.7 | |
Democratic hold |
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 |
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 |
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
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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 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
- ^ Of these 26, 25 members did not cast a vote and 1 cast a vote of "present".
- ^ At the time of the election, one seat was vacant leaving 434 voting representatives.
- ^ Of these 7, 6 members did not cast a vote and 1 cast a vote of "present".
- ^ At the time of the election, two seats were vacant leaving 433 voting representatives.
- ^ Of these 2, 1 member did not cast a vote and 1 cast a vote of "present".
- ^ At the time of the election, one seats was vacant leaving 434 voting representatives.
- ^ Of these 8, 7 members did not cast a vote and 1 cast a vote of "present".
- ^ At the time of the election, one seats was vacant leaving 434 voting representatives.
- ^ Of these 5, 1 member did not cast a vote and 4 cast a vote of "present".
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