California's 6th congressional district
| California's 6th congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Current Representative | Doris Matsui (D–Sacramento) | |
| Ethnicity | 38.9% White, 12.6% Black, 17.5% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 3.1[1]% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+18 | |
California's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California.
Doris Matsui, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2013.
Currently, the 6th district encompasses the city of Sacramento and some of its suburbs. It consists of parts of Sacramento and Yolo counties.[2]
Prior to redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission of 2011, the 6th district encompassed the coastal areas north of San Francisco. It consisted of Marin County and most of Sonoma County. Cities in the district included Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, and Mill Valley.
Election results from recent statewide races
| Year | U.S. President | U.S. Senator (Class 1) | U.S. Senator (Class 3) | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Clinton 56.1 - 23.7% | Feinstein 66.8 - 27.0% | Boxer 60.0 - 30.8% | — |
| 1994 | — | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | — | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| 1996 | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| 2000 | Gore 61.9 - 30.1%[3] | Feinstein 63.0 - 27.7%[4] | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | Davis 53.1 - 28.6%[5] |
| 2003 | — | — | — | Recall: No 64.0 - 36.0%[6][7] |
| Bustamante 44.3 - 33.1% | ||||
| 2004 | Kerry 70.3 - 28.1%[8] | — | Boxer 68.3 - 27.5%[9] | — |
| 2006 | — | Feinstein 73.2 - 20.0%[10] | — | Angelides 46.4 - 45.9%[11] |
| 2008 | Obama 76.0 - 22.0%[12] | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | Boxer 66.9 - 28.1% | Brown 67.7 - 28.3% |
| 2012 | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] | — | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1885 | |||
Henry Markham |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
Retired. | Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura |
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. | |
Marion Cannon |
Populist | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Retired. | Los Angeles, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Ventura |
James McLachlan |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
Lost re-election. | |
Charles A. Barlow |
Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
Lost re-election. | |
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. | |
James C. Needham |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
Redistricted from the 7th district. Lost re-election. |
Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus |
Joseph R. Knowland |
Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Redistricted from the 3rd district. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
Alameda |
John A. Elston |
Progressive | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 |
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| 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 | |
Albert E. Carter |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1943 |
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| January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
Lost re-election. | Alameda, Contra Costa | ||
George Paul Miller |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 |
Redistricted to the 8th district. | |
Robert Condon |
Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
Lost re-election. | Solano, Contra Costa |
John F. Baldwin, Jr. |
Republican | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 |
Redistricted to the 14th district. | |
William S. Mailliard |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 |
Redistricted from the 4th district. | San Francisco |
| January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
Southeast Marin, western San Francisco | |||
| January 3, 1973 – March 5, 1974 |
Resigned to become U.S. Representative to the Organization of American States. | Marin, western San Francisco | ||
| Vacant | March 5, 1974 – June 4, 1974 | |||
John L. Burton |
Democratic | June 4, 1974 – January 3, 1975 |
Elected to finish Mailliard's term. Redistricted to the 5th district. | |
Phillip Burton |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 |
Redistricted from the 5th district. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
Most of San Francisco |
Barbara Boxer |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
Retired to become U.S. Senator. | Marin, eastern San Francisco, San Mateo (Daly City), far southwestern Solano, southern Sonoma |
Lynn Woolsey |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1993 |
Retired. | Marin and southern Sonoma |
| January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
![]() Marin and southern Sonoma | |||
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Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present |
Redistricted from the 5th district. | north central California including Sacramento |
Election results for representatives
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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 |
1884
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1884 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| 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 | ||
| Total votes | 35,445 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
1886
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1886 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | William Vandever | 18,259 | 47.3 | |
| Democratic | Joseph D. Lynch | 18,204 | 47.1 | |
| Prohibition | W. A. Harris | 2,159 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 38,622 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1888
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1888 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 67,384 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1890
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1890 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | William W. Bowers | 33,522 | 51.1 | |
| Democratic | W. J. Curtis | 28,904 | 44.1 | |
| Prohibition | O. R. Dougherty | 3,130 | 4.8 | |
| Total votes | 65,556 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1892
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1892 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Populist | Marion Cannon | 20,680 | 56.3 | |||
| Republican | Hervey Lindley | 14,271 | 38.8 | |||
| Prohibition | O. R. Dougherty | 1,805 | 4.9 | |||
| Total votes | 36,756 | 100.0 | ||||
| Populist gain from Republican | ||||||
1894
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1894 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| 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 | |||
| Total votes | 42,328 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican gain from Populist | ||||||
1896
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1896 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| 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 | |||
| Total votes | 49,389 | 100.0 | ||||
| Populist gain from Republican | ||||||
1898
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1898 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| 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 | |||
| Total votes | 45,681 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican gain from Populist | ||||||
1900
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1900 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 52,241 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1902
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1902 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 32,281 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1904
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1904 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 34,079 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1906
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1906 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 34,063 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1908
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1908 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 40,988 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1910
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1910 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 41,644 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1912
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1912 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 65,588 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1914
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1914 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Progressive | John A. Elston | ' | 44.4 | |||
| Republican | George H. Derrick | 37.7 | ||||
| Socialist | Howard H. Caldwell | 13.9 | ||||
| Prohibition | Harlow E. Wolcott | 3.9 | ||||
| Total votes | ' | 100.0 | ||||
| Progressive gain from Republican | ||||||
1916
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1916 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 87,500 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1918
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1918 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John A. Elston (incumbent) | 59,082 | 88.4 | |
| Socialist | Luella Twining | 7,721 | 11.6 | |
| Total votes | 66,803 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1920
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1920[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John A. Elston (incumbent) | 75,610 | 83.3 | |
| Democratic | Maynard Shipley | 15,151 | 16.7 | |
| Total votes | 90,761 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1922 (Special)
| Special election, 1922[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| James H. MacLafferty | ' | 68.4% | ||
| Hugh W. Brunk | 31.6% | |||
| Total votes | ' | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
1922
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1922[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 90,185 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1924
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1924[16] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter | 68,547 | 57.5 | |
| Independent | John L. Davie | 42,873 | 35.9 | |
| Socialist | Herbert L. Coggins | 7,858 | 6.6 | |
| Total votes | 119,278 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1926
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1926[17] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 91,995 | 100.0 | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1928
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1928[18] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 113,579 | 100.0 | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1930
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1930[19] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 110,190 | 100.0 | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1932
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[20] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 75,528 | 100.0 | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1934
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[21] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 93,213 | 100.0 | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1936
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[22] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 113,980 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1938
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[23] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 118,632 | 94.4 | |
| Communist | Dave L. Saunders | 7,015 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 125,647 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1940
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[24] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 131,584 | 96 | |
| Communist | Clarence Paton | 5,426 | 4 | |
| Total votes | 137,010 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1942
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[25] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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% | |
| Total votes | 117,302 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1944
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[26] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Democratic | George Paul Miller | 104,441 | 52 | |||
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 96,395 | 48 | |||
| Total votes | 200,836 | 100.0 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
1946
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[27] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 118,548 | 100.0 | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
1948
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[28] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 194,985 | 100.0 | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
1950
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[29] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 192,342 | 100.0 | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
1952
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[30] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Democratic | Robert Condon | 87,768 | 50.6 | ||
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. | 85,756 | 49.4 | ||
| Total votes | 173,524 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
1954
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[31] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. | 72,336 | 50.9 | |||
| Democratic | Robert Condon (incumbent) | 69,776 | 49.1 | |||
| Total votes | 142,112 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
1956
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[32] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) | 98,683 | 53.7 | |
| Democratic | H. Roberts Quinney | 84,965 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 183,648 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1958
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[33] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) | 92,669 | 51 | |
| Democratic | Howard H. Jewel | 89,192 | 49 | |
| Total votes | 181,861 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1960
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[34] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) | 128,418 | 58.7 | |
| Democratic | Douglas R. Page | 90,260 | 41.3 | |
| Total votes | 218,678 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1962
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[35] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 105,762 | 58.7 | |
| Democratic | John A. O'Connell | 74,429 | 41.3 | |
| Total votes | 180,191 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1964
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[36] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 125,869 | 63.6 | |
| Democratic | Thomas P. O'Toole | 71,894 | 36.3 | |
| Total votes | 197,763 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1966
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[37] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 132,506 | 76.6 | |
| Democratic | Le Rue Grim | 40,514 | 23.4 | |
| Total votes | 173,020 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1968
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[38] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 140,071 | 72.8 | |
| Democratic | Phillip Drath | 52,433 | 27.2 | |
| Total votes | 192,504 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1970
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[39] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 96,393 | 53.3 | |
| Democratic | Russell R. Miller | 84,255 | 46.6 | |
| Total votes | 180,648 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1972
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[40] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (inc.) | 118,197 | 52.0 | |
| Democratic | Roger Boas | 108,934 | 48.0 | |
| Total votes | 227,131 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1974 (Special)
| Special election, 1974[41] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Total votes | ' | 100.0 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
1974
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[42] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 118,515 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1976
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[43] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 130,916 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1978
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[44] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 81,801 | 68.3 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 33,515 | 27.9 | |
| American Independent | Raymond O. Heaps | 4,452 | 3.7 | |
| Total votes | 119,768 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1980
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[45] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Phillip Burton (incumbent) | 93,400 | 69.3 | |
| Republican | Tom Spinosa | 34,500 | 25.6 | |
| Libertarian | Roy Childs | 6,750 | 5.0 | |
| Total votes | 134,650 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1982
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[46] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 184,064 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1984
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[47] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 162,511 | 67.9 | |
| Republican | Douglas Binderup | 71,011 | 29.7 | |
| Libertarian | Howard Crieghton | 5,574 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 239,096 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1986
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[48] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 142,946 | 73.8 | |
| Republican | Franklin Ernst III | 50,606 | 26.1 | |
| Total votes | 193,552 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1988
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[49] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 176,645 | 73.3 | |
| Republican | William Steinmetz | 64,174 | 26.6 | |
| Total votes | 240,819 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1990
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[50] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 137,306 | 68.1 | |
| Republican | Bill Boerum | 64,402 | 31.9 | |
| Total votes | 201,708 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1992
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[51] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey | 190,322 | 65.2 | |
| Republican | Bill Filante | 98,171 | 33.6 | |
| No party | Write-in | 3,293 | 1.1% | |
| Total votes | 291,786 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1994
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[52] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 236,840 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1996
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[53] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 254,935 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1998
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[54] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 158,446 | 68.0 | |
| Republican | Ken McAuliffe | 69,295 | 29.7 | |
| Natural Law | Alan R. Barreca | 5,240 | 2.2 | |
| Total votes | 232,981 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2000
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[55] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 283,118 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[56] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 209,563 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[57] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 226,423 | 72.7 | |
| Republican | Paul L. Erickson | 85,244 | 27.3 | |
| Total votes | 311,667 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[58] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 173,190 | 70.3 | |
| Republican | Todd Hooper | 64,405 | 26.1 | |
| Libertarian | Richard W. Friesen | 9,028 | 3.6 | |
| Total votes | 246,623 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[59] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 229,672 | 71.7 | |
| Republican | Mike Halliwell | 77,073 | 24.1 | |
| Libertarian | Joel R. Smolen | 13,617 | 4.2 | |
| Total votes | 320,362 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[60] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes | 261,152 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Doris Matsui (incumbent) | 100,579 | 74.4 | |
| Republican | Joseph McCray, Sr. | 34,652 | 25.6 | |
| Total votes | 135,231 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Doris Matsui (incumbent) | 97,008 | 72.7 | |
| Republican | Joseph McCray, Sr. | 36,448 | 27.3 | |
| Total votes | 133,456 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Living former Members
As of April 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 6th congressional district that are currently living.
| Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|
| John L. Burton | 1974 - 1975 | December 15, 1932 |
| Barbara Boxer | 1983 - 1993 | November 11, 1940 |
| Lynn Woolsey | 1993 - 2013 | November 3, 1937 |
See also
References
- ↑ "California election results - 2012 election". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Maps: Final Congressional Districts". Citizens Redistricting Commission. Retrieved February 24, 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 Senator)
- ↑ Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
- ↑ California Secretary of State. Supplement to the Statement of Vote. President. Counties by Congressional District.
- ↑ 1920 election results
- ↑ 1922 special election results
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- ↑ 2006 election results
- ↑ California Secretary of State. 2008 election results
- ↑ "House Results Map". The New York Times.
External links
- GovTrack.us: California's 6th congressional district
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions (out of date)
- California Voter Foundation map - CD06 (out of date)
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Coordinates: 38°34′N 121°28′W / 38.56°N 121.47°W
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