California's 6th congressional district
California's 6th congressional district | ||
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California's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | ||
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 |
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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 |
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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 | |||
Doris Matsui | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present |
Redistricted from the 5th district. | north central California including Sacramento |
Election results for representatives
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 • 2012 • 2014 |
1884
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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)
Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
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James H. MacLafferty | ' | 68.4% | |
Hugh W. Brunk | 31.6% | ||
Total votes | ' | 100.0% | |
Voter turnout | % | ||
1922
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 91,995 | 100.0 | |
Republican hold | ||||
1928
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 113,579 | 100.0 | |
Republican hold | ||||
1930
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 110,190 | 100.0 | |
Republican hold | ||||
1932
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 75,528 | 100.0 | |
Republican hold | ||||
1934
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 93,213 | 100.0 | |
Republican hold | ||||
1936
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert E. Carter (incumbent) | 131,584 | 96 | |
Communist | Clarence Paton | 5,426 | 4 | |
Total votes | 137,010 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1942
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 118,548 | 100.0 | |
Democratic hold | ||||
1948
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 194,985 | 100.0 | |
Democratic hold | ||||
1950
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George P. Miller (incumbent) | 192,342 | 100.0 | |
Democratic hold | ||||
1952
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John F. Baldwin, Jr. (inc.) | 92,669 | 51 | |
Democratic | Howard H. Jewel | 89,192 | 49 | |
Total votes | 181,861 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
1960
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 176,645 | 73.3 | |
Republican | William Steinmetz | 64,174 | 26.6 | |
Total votes | 240,819 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Barbara Boxer (incumbent) | 137,306 | 68.1 | |
Republican | Bill Boerum | 64,402 | 31.9 | |
Total votes | 201,708 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 172,216 | 66% | |
Republican | Jim Judd | 77,361 | 30% | |
Peace and Freedom | Eugene E. Ruyle | 5,915 | 2% | |
Libertarian | Joel R. Smolen | 5,660 | 2% | |
Total votes | 261,152 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Doris Matsui (incumbent) | 100,579 | 74% | |
Republican | Joseph McCray, Sr. | 34,652 | 26% | |
Total votes | 135,231 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Doris Matsui (incumbent) | 97,008 | 73% | |
Republican | Joseph McCray, Sr. | 36,448 | 27% | |
Total votes | 133,456 | 100% | ||
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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- ↑ 2000 election results
- ↑ 2002 election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 2004 election results
- ↑ 2006 election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ California Secretary of State. 2008 election results Archived December 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "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)
Coordinates: 38°34′N 121°28′W / 38.56°N 121.47°W