California's 8th congressional district
California's 8th congressional district | ||
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California's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | ||
Current Representative | Paul Cook (R–Yucca Valley) | |
Ethnicity | 50.2% White, 8.1% Black, 3.9% Asian, 35.3% Hispanic, 2.5[1]% other | |
Cook PVI | R+10 |
California's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
Paul Cook, a Republican from Yucca Valley, has represented the district since January 2013.
Currently, the 8th district encompasses most of the eastern desert regions of the state. It stretches from Mono Lake to Twentynine Palms. It consists of Inyo and Mono counties plus most of San Bernardino County.[2] It is one of the largest and most sparsely populated congressional districts in California. The largest city in the district is Victorville.
Prior to redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission of 2011, the 8th district was in San Francisco. The new district lines went into effect for the June 2012 elections.[3]
Demographics
The district is 50.2% white, 8.1% black, 3.9% Asian, 35.3% Hispanic, and 2.5% other. Among registered voters, 41.9% are registered with the Republican Party and 32.6% are registered with the Democratic Party. Voters affiliated with other or no parties make up 25.6% of the electorate.[1]
Competitiveness
Before the 2011 redistricting, the 8th district was a Democratic stronghold. It gave John Kerry his best performance in California in 2004, backing the Democrat with 84.2% of the vote. Barack Obama continued on this trend in 2008 when he received 85.22% of the vote in the district while John McCain received 12.38%.
The new 8th district lies in a politically conservative region of the state with a "Strongly Republican" Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+10. The Cook Political Report ranks it the 87th most Republican-leaning congressional district in the United States.[4]
In the 2012 election, the 8th district was one of only two in California where two Republicans faced each other in a runoff election.[5]
Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Winner | Tally |
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1992 | President | Clinton | 75.6 - 15.9% |
Senator | Boxer | 79.1 - 16.3% | |
Senator | Feinstein | 82.4 - 14.0% | |
1994 | Governor | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
Senator | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | ||
1996 | President | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
1998 | Governor | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | |
Senator | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | ||
2000 | President[6] | Gore | 76.7 - 14.6% |
Senator[7] | Feinstein | 72.6 - 14.1% | |
2002 | Governor[8] | Davis | 66.7 - 13.9% |
2003 | Recall[9][10] | No | 81.4 - 18.6% |
Bustamante | 64.7 - 17.8% | ||
2004 | President[11] | Kerry | 84.2 - 14.0% |
Senator[12] | Boxer | 83.7 - 11.7% | |
2006 | Governor[13] | Angelides | 64.3 - 27.9% |
Senator[14] | Feinstein | 80.4 - 7.7% | |
2008 | President[15] | Obama | 85.2 - 12.4% |
2010 | Governor | Brown | 80.0 - 16.4% |
Senator | Boxer | 81.3 - 14.7% |
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
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District created | March 4, 1903 | |||
Milton J. Daniels | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
Retired | Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura |
Sylvester C. Smith | Republican | March 4, 1905 – January 26, 1913 |
Died | |
Vacant | January 27, 1913 – March 3, 1913 |
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Everis A. Hayes | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 |
Redistricted from the 5th district Lost re-election |
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Ventura |
Hugh S. Hersman | Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
Lost re-election | |
Arthur M. Free | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 |
Lost re-election | |
John J. McGrath | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 |
Lost re-election | Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz |
Jack Z. Anderson | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 |
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January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953 |
Retired | San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | ||
George Paul Miller | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 |
Redistricted from the 6th district Lost renomination |
Alameda outside Oakland |
Pete Stark | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
Redistricted to the 9th district | |
Ron Dellums | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 |
Redistricted from the 7th district Redistricted to the 9th district |
Alameda (Oakland) |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
Alameda (Oakland), southwestern Contra Costa | |||
Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
Redistricted from the 5th district Speaker of the House (2007-2011) Redistricted to the 12th district |
Most of San Francisco |
Paul Cook | Republican | January 3, 2013 – present | Inyo, Mono, most of San Bernardino |
Election results
1902 • 1904 • 1906 • 1908 • 1910 • 1912 • 1914 • 1916 • 1918 • 1920 • 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 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 |
1902
United States House of Representatives elections, 1902 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Republican | Milton J. Daniels | 20,135 | 55.6 | ||
Democratic | William E. Smythe | 15,819 | 40.8 | ||
Socialist | Noble A. Richardson | 2,091 | 5.4 | ||
Prohibition | Ellsworth Leonardson | 762 | 2.0 | ||
Total votes | 38,807 | 100.0 | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Republican win (new seat) | |||||
1904
United States House of Representatives elections, 1904 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Sylvester C. Smith | 23,683 | 55.6 | |
Democratic | William T. Lucas | 12,861 | 34.5 | |
Socialist | Noble A. Richardson | 4,636 | 9.9 | |
Prohibition | Benjamin J. Cloes | 1,430 | 3.4 | |
Total votes | 42,610 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1906
United States House of Representatives elections, 1906 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Sylvester C. Smith (inc.) | 22,548 | 55.6 | |
Democratic | Charles A. Barlow | 13,992 | 34.5 | |
Socialist | Noble A. Richardson | 4,003 | 9.9 | |
Total votes | 40,543 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1908
United States House of Representatives elections, 1908 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Sylvester C. Smith (inc.) | 28,202 | 50.5 | |
Democratic | William G. Irving | 18,958 | 33.9 | |
Socialist | George A. Garrett | 7,302 | 13.1 | |
Prohibition | James S. Edwards | 1,379 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 45,831 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1910
United States House of Representatives elections, 1910 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Sylvester C. Smith (inc.) | 28,202 | 50.5 | |
Democratic | William G. Irving | 18,958 | 33.9 | |
Socialist | George A. Garrett | 7,302 | 13.1 | |
Prohibition | James S. Edwards | 1,379 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 45,831 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1912
United States House of Representatives elections, 1912 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 29,861 | 50.9 | |
Democratic | James B. Holohan | 20,620 | 35.2 | |
Progressive | Robert Whitaker | 8,125 | 13.9 | |
Total votes | 58,606 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1914
United States House of Representatives elections, 1914 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 36,499 | 49.1 | |
Progressive | Lewis Dan Bohnett | 33,706 | 45.3 | |
Prohibition | Joseph Merritt Horton | 4,157 | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 74,362 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1916
United States House of Representatives elections, 1916 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 50,659 | 68.6 | |
Progressive | George S. Walker | 17,576 | 23.8 | |
Socialist | Cora Pattleton Wilson | 5,564 | 7.5 | |
Total votes | 73,799 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1918
United States House of Representatives elections, 1918 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Democratic | Hugh S. Hersman | 31,167 | 53 | |||
Republican | Everis A. Hayes (incumbent) | 27,641 | 47 | |||
Total votes | 58,808 | 100 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
1920
United States House of Representatives elections, 1920[16] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Republican | Arthur M. Free | 46,823 | 64 | |||
Democratic | Hugh S. Hersman (inc.) | 26,311 | 36 | |||
Total votes | 73,134 | 100 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
1922
United States House of Representatives elections, 1922[17] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Arthur M. Free (incumbent) | 57,926 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1924
United States House of Representatives elections, 1924[18] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Arthur M. Free (incumbent) | 55,713 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1926
United States House of Representatives elections, 1926[19] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Arthur M. Free (incumbent) | 60,384 | 67.7 | |
Democratic | Philip G. Sheehy | 28,836 | 32.3 | |
Total votes | 89,220 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1928
United States House of Representatives elections, 1928[20] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Arthur M. Free (incumbent) | 80,613 | 68 | |
Democratic | Cecelia M. Casserly | 37,947 | 32 | |
Total votes | 118,560 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1930
United States House of Representatives elections, 1930[21] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Arthur M. Free (incumbent) | 93,377 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1932
United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[22] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Democratic | John J. McGrath | 65,455 | 56.9 | |||
Republican | Arthur M. Free (incumbent) | 49,487 | 43.1 | |||
Total votes | 114,942 | 100.0 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
1934
United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[23] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | John J. McGrath (incumbent) | 107,325 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1936
United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[24] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | John J. McGrath (incumbent) | 78,557 | 57.6 | |
Republican | Alonzo L. Baker | 57,808 | 43.4 | |
Total votes | 136,365 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1938
United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[25] | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Republican | Jack Z. Anderson | 84,084 | 55 | |||
Democratic | John J. McGrath (incumbent) | 68,681 | 45 | |||
Total votes | 152,765 | 100 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
1940
United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[26] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (inc.) | 148,180 | 96.7 | |
Communist | Elizabeth Nichols | 5,186 | 3.3 | |
Democratic | John J. McGrath (write-in) | 37 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 153,403 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1942
United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[27] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (inc.) | 91,536 | 99.9 | |
Communist | Elizabeth Nichols (write-in) | 102 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 91,638 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1944
United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[28] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (inc.) | 94,218 | 56.5 | |
Democratic | Arthur L. Johnson | 72,420 | 43.5 | |
Total votes | 166,638 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1946
United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[29] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (inc.) | 113,325 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1948
United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[30] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (inc.) | 161,743 | 79.9 | |
Progressive | Paul Taylor | 40,670 | 20.1 | |
Total votes | 202,413 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1950
United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[31] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Jack Z. Anderson (inc.) | 168,510 | 83.1 | |
Progressive | John A. Peterson | 34,176 | 16.9 | |
Total votes | 202,686 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
1952
United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[32] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 156,445 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1954
United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[33] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 101,803 | 65.4 | |
Republican | Jessie M. Ritchie | 53,869 | 34.6 | |
Total votes | 155,672 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1956
United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[34] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 136,720 | 65.6 | |
Republican | Robert Lee Watkins | 71,700 | 34.4 | |
Total votes | 208,420 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1958
United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[35] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 181,437 | 100.0 | |
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1960
United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[36] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 152,476 | 62 | |
Republican | Robert E. Hannon | 93,403 | 38 | |
Total votes | 245,879 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1962
United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[37] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 97,014 | 72.5 | |
Republican | Harold Petersen | 36,810 | 27.5 | |
Total votes | 133,824 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1964
United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[38] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 108,771 | 70.3 | |
Republican | Donald E. McKay | 46,063 | 29.7 | |
Total votes | 154,834 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1966
United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[39] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 92,263 | 65.4 | |
Republican | Raymond P. Britton | 48,727 | 34.6 | |
Total votes | 140,990 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1968
United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[40] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 104,231 | 64 | |
Republican | Raymond P. Britton | 58,584 | 36 | |
Total votes | 162,815 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1970
United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[41] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 104,311 | 69 | |
Republican | Michael A. Crane | 46,872 | 31 | |
Total votes | 151,183 | 100 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1972
United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[42] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Pete Stark | 101,024 | 52.9 | |
Republican | Lew M. Warden, Jr. | 89,948 | 47.1 | |
Total votes | 190,972 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1974
United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[43] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 93,106 | 56.6 | |
Republican | Jack Redden | 65,432 | 39.6 | |
American Independent | John Holland | 6,324 | 3.8 | |
Total votes | 164,862 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1976
United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[44] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 122,342 | 62.1 | |
Republican | Philip Stiles Breck Jr. | 68,374 | 34.7 | |
Peace and Freedom | Robert J. Evans | 6,238 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | 196,954 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1978
United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[45] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 94,824 | 57.4 | |
Republican | Charles V. Hughes | 70,481 | 42.6 | |
Total votes | 165,305 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1980
United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[46] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 108,380 | 55.5 | |
Republican | Charles V. Hughes | 76,580 | 39.2 | |
Libertarian | Tod Mikuriya | 10,465 | 5.4 | |
Total votes | 195,425 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1982
United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[47] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 121,537 | 55.9 | |
Republican | Claude B. Hutchinson Jr. | 95,694 | 44.1 | |
Total votes | 217,231 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1984
United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[48] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 144,316 | 60.3 | |
Republican | Charles Connor | 94,907 | 39.7 | |
Total votes | 239,223 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1986
United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[49] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 121,790 | 60.0 | |
Republican | Steven Eigenberg | 76,850 | 37.9 | |
Peace and Freedom | Lawrence R. Manuel | 4,295 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 202,935 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1988
United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[50] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 163,221 | 66.6 | |
Republican | John J. Cuddihy, Jr. | 76,531 | 31.2 | |
Peace and Freedom | Tom Condit | 5,444 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 245,196 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1990
United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[51] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 119,645 | 61.3 | |
Republican | Barbara Galewski | 75,544 | 38.7 | |
Total votes | 195,189 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1992
United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[52] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 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 | |
No party | Goldwater (write-in) | 9 | 0.0% | |
Total votes | 222,691 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1994
United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[53] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 137,642 | 81.85 | |
Republican | Elsa C. Cheung | 30,528 | 18.15 | |
No party | Bowman (write-in) | 1 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 168,171 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1996
United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[54] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 175,216 | 84.4 | |
Republican | Justin Raimondo | 25,739 | 12.4 | |
Natural Law | David Smithstein | 6,783 | 3.2 | |
Republican | Ed Murray (write-in) | 22 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 207,760 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
1998
United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[55] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 148,027 | 85.83 | |
Republican | David J. Martz | 20,781 | 12.05 | |
Natural Law | David Smithstein | 6,783 | 2.12 | |
Total votes | 175,591 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2000
United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[56] | ||||
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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 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2002
United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[57] | ||||
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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 | |
Socialist Workers | Deborah Liatos (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 160,441 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2004
United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[58] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 224,017 | 83.0 | |
Republican | Jennifer Depalma | 31,074 | 11.5 | |
Green | Leilani Dowell | 9,527 | 3.5 | |
Green | Terry Baum (write-in) | 5,446 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 270,064 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2006
United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[59] | ||||
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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 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2008
United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[60] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 204,996 | 71.7 | |
Independent | Cindy Sheehan | 46,118 | 16.1 | |
Republican | Dana Walsh | 27,614 | 9.7 | |
Libertarian | Philip Zimt Berg | 6,504 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | 285,247 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2010
United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[61] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 167,957 | 80.11 | |
Republican | John Dennis | 31,711 | 15.12 | |
Peace and Freedom | Gloria La Riva | 5,161 | 2.46 | |
Libertarian | Philip Berg | 4,843 | 2.31 | |
Total votes | 209,672 | 100.0 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2012
United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[62] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Paul Cook | 103,093 | 57.4 | |
Republican | Gregg Imus | 76,551 | 42.6 | |
Total votes | 179,644 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
Living former Members
As of April 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 8th congressional district that are currently living.
Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Pete Stark | 1973 - 1975 | November 11, 1931 |
Ron Dellums | 1975 - 1993 | November 24, 1935 |
Lynn Woolsey | 1993 - 2013 | November 3, 1937 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "California election results - 2012 election". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Maps: Final Congressional Districts". Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Current Status of Commission's Final Certified District Maps". California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ↑ "California Election Results, Nov. 6th, 2012". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2000 President)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2004 President)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)
- ↑ (2008 President)
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- ↑ "House Results Map". The New York Times.
- ↑ 2012 general election results
External links
- GovTrack.us: California's 8th congressional district
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions (out of date)
- California Voter Foundation map — CD08 (out of date)
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Preceded by Illinois's 14th congressional district |
Home district of the Speaker of the House January 4, 2007–January 3, 2011 |
Succeeded by Ohio's 8th congressional district |
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Coordinates: 36°06′N 117°18′W / 36.1°N 117.3°W