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 |
% |
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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 |
Karen Edwards |
447 |
0.4 |
|
Libertarian |
Sam Grove |
408 |
0.4 |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Theodore "Ted" Zuur |
187 |
0.2 |
|
Independent |
Catherine P. Sedwick |
164 |
0.2 |
|
Democratic |
Brian Lantz |
141 |
0.1 |
Total votes |
107,776 |
100 |
Voter 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 |
Karen Edwards |
1,602 |
2.2 |
|
Peace and Freedom |
Theodore "Ted" Zuur |
1,105 |
1.5 |
|
Libertarian |
Sam Grove |
1,007 |
1.4 |
|
Independent |
Catherine P. Sedwick |
659 |
0.9 |
Total votes |
73,279 |
100 |
Voter 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, 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, 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, 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 |
' |
Races for Speaker
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".
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Accessed via Lexis-Nexis.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Accessed via Lexis-Nexis.
- ↑ In 2002, she garnered 79.58% of the vote.
- ↑ Our Campaigns "California District 5 Special Election - April 7, 1987," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
- ↑ Our Campaigns "California District 5 - Special Election Race - June 2, 1987," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Office of the California Secretary of State "United States Representative in Congress," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Office of the California Secretary of State "United States Representative in Congress," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
- ↑ Office of the California Secretary of State "United States Representative in Congress," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
- ↑ Office of the California Secretary of State "United States Representative in Congress," (retrieved on August 2nd, 2009).
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Office of the California Secretary of State "United States Representative in Congress," (retrieved on March 8th, 2016).
- ↑ New York Times election report
- ↑ California Secretary of State official report of 2010 elections results
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ California Secretary of State
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll581.xml
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll002.xml
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll002.xml
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll002.xml
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll002.xml
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll002.xml
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll002.xml
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll002.xml
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