2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
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Party Democratic Republican
Last election 38 15
Seats won 39 14
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,201,975 2,816,312
Percentage 58.91% 39.49%
Swing Decrease 1.66% Increase 2.37%
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with a primary election on June 3, 2014. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California, one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election.[1]

Overview

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Primary election — June 3, 2014
Party Votes Percentage Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting
Democratic 2,277,962 54.87% 100 56 51
Republican 1,731,361 41.71% 90 46 44
No party preference 116,429 2.80% 23 3 3
Green 9,243 0.22% 4 0 0
Libertarian 8,391 0.20% 5 0 0
Peace and Freedom 7,889 0.19% 4 1 1
American Independent 152 0.00% 2 0 0
Valid votes 4,151,424 93.05% — — —
Invalid votes 309,922 6.95% — — —
Totals 4,461,346 100.00% 227 106 —
Voter turnout 25.17%
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California
General election — November 4, 2014
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 4,201,975 58.91% 39 Increase 1
Republican 2,816,312 39.49% 14 Decrease 1
No party preference 104,813 1.47% 0 Steady
Peace and Freedom 9,192 0.13% 0 Steady
Valid votes 7,132,292 94.92% — —
Invalid votes 381,680 5.08% — —
Totals 7,513,972 100.00% 53 —
Voter turnout 42.20%

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California by district:[2]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 84,320 38.97% 132,052 61.03% 0 0.00% 216,372 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 163,124 74.99% 54,400 25.01% 0 0.00% 217,524 100.0% Democratic hold
District 3 79,224 52.72% 71,036 47.28% 0 0.00% 150,260 100.0% Democratic hold
District 4 0 0.00% 211,134 100.00% 0 0.00% 211,134 100.0% Republican hold
District 5 129,613 75.73% 0 0.00% 41,535 24.27% 171,148 100.0% Democratic hold
District 6 97,008 72.69% 36,448 27.31% 0 0.00% 133,456 100.0% Democratic hold
District 7 92,521 50.40% 91,066 49.60% 0 0.00% 183,587 100.0% Democratic hold
District 8 37,056 32.35% 77,480 67.65% 0 0.00% 114,536 100.0% Republican hold
District 9 63,475 52.37% 57,729 47.63% 0 0.00% 121,204 100.0% Democratic hold
District 10 55,123 43.85% 70,582 56.15% 0 0.00% 125,705 100.0% Republican hold
District 11 117,502 67.27% 57,160 32.73% 0 0.00% 174,662 100.0% Democratic hold
District 12 160,067 83.25% 32,197 16.75% 0 0.00% 192,264 100.0% Democratic hold
District 13 168,491 88.48% 21,940 11.52% 0 0.00% 190,431 100.0% Democratic hold
District 14 114,389 76.70% 34,757 23.30% 0 0.00% 149,146 100.0% Democratic hold
District 15 99,756 69.81% 43,150 30.19% 0 0.00% 142,906 100.0% Democratic hold
District 16 46,277 50.73% 44,943 49.27% 0 0.00% 91,220 100.0% Democratic hold
District 17 134,408 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 134,408 100.0% Democratic hold
District 18 133,060 67.75% 63,326 32.25% 0 0.00% 196,386 100.0% Democratic hold
District 19 127,788 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 127,788 100.0% Democratic hold
District 20 106,034 75.18% 0 0.00% 35,010 24.82% 141,044 100.0% Democratic hold
District 21 33,470 42.17% 45,907 57.83% 0 0.00% 79,377 100.0% Republican hold
District 22 37,289 27.96% 96,053 72.04% 0 0.00% 133,342 100.0% Republican hold
District 23 33,726 25.16% 100,317 74.84% 0 0.00% 134,043 100.0% Republican hold
District 24 103,228 51.93% 95,566 48.07% 0 0.00% 198,794 100.0% Democratic hold
District 25 0 0.00% 114,072 100.00% 0 0.00% 114,072 100.0% Republican hold
District 26 87,176 51.33% 82,653 48.67% 0 0.00% 169,829 100.0% Democratic hold
District 27 75,728 59.36% 51,852 40.64% 0 0.00% 127,580 100.0% Democratic hold
District 28 91,996 76.50% 0 0.00% 28,268 23.50% 120,264 100.0% Democratic hold
District 29 50,096 74.61% 17,045 25.39% 0 0.00% 67,141 100.0% Democratic hold
District 30 86,568 65.64% 45,315 34.36% 0 0.00% 131,883 100.0% Democratic hold
District 31 51,622 51.73% 48,162 48.27% 0 0.00% 99,784 100.0% Democratic gain
District 32 50,353 59.66% 34,053 40.34% 0 0.00% 84,406 100.0% Democratic hold
District 33 108,331 59.19% 74,700 40.81% 0 0.00% 183,031 100.0% Democratic hold
District 34 61,621 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 61,621 100.0% Democratic hold
District 35 62,255 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 62,255 100.0% Democratic hold
District 36 72,682 54.18% 61,457 45.82% 0 0.00% 134,139 100.0% Democratic hold
District 37 96,787 84.28% 18,051 15.72% 0 0.00% 114,838 100.0% Democratic hold
District 38 58,192 59.09% 40,288 40.91% 0 0.00% 98,480 100.0% Democratic hold
District 39 41,906 31.46% 91,319 68.54% 0 0.00% 133,225 100.0% Republican hold
District 40 49,379 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 49,379 100.0% Democratic hold
District 41 46,948 56.64% 35,936 43.36% 0 0.00% 82,884 100.0% Democratic hold
District 42 38,850 34.26% 74,540 65.74% 0 0.00% 113,390 100.0% Republican hold
District 43 69,681 70.96% 28,521 29.04% 0 0.00% 98,202 100.0% Democratic hold
District 44 59,670 86.65% 0 0.00% 9,192 13.35% 68,862 100.0% Democratic hold
District 45 56,819 34.88% 106,083 65.12% 0 0.00% 162,902 100.0% Republican hold
District 46 49,738 59.70% 33,577 40.30% 0 0.00% 83,315 100.0% Democratic hold
District 47 69,091 55.99% 54,309 44.01% 0 0.00% 123,400 100.0% Democratic hold
District 48 62,713 35.88% 112,082 64.12% 0 0.00% 174,795 100.0% Republican hold
District 49 64,981 39.83% 98,161 60.17% 0 0.00% 163,142 100.0% Republican hold
District 50 45,302 28.80% 111,997 71.20% 0 0.00% 157,299 100.0% Republican hold
District 51 56,373 68.79% 25,577 31.21% 0 0.00% 81,950 100.0% Democratic hold
District 52 98,826 51.59% 92,746 48.41% 0 0.00% 191,572 100.0% Democratic hold
District 53 87,104 58.84% 60,940 41.16% 0 0.00% 148,044 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 4,067,737 57.03% 2,950,679 41.37% 114,005 1.60% 7,132,421 100.0%

District 1

See also: California's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in inland Northern California and includes Chico and Redding. Incumbent Republican Doug LaMalfa, who had represented the 1st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) 75,317 53.4
Democratic Heidi Hall 42,481 30.1
Republican Gregory Cheadle 13,909 9.8
Democratic Dan Levine 9,213 6.5
Total votes 140,920 100.0

General election

Results

California's 1st congressional district election, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) 132,052 61.0
Democratic Heidi Hall 84,320 39.0
Total votes 216,372 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

See also: California's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is based in California's North Coast and includes Eureka, San Rafael, Petaluma, and Ukiah. Incumbent Democrat Jared Huffman, who had represented the 2nd district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Huffman (incumbent) 99,186 67.9
Republican Dale K. Mensing 32,614 22.3
Democratic Andy Caffrey 14,245 9.8
Total votes 146,045 100.0

General election

Results

California's 2nd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Huffman (incumbent) 163,124 75.0
Republican Dale K. Mensing 54,400 25.0
Total votes 217,524 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

See also: California's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is based in north central California and includes Davis, Fairfield, and Yuba City. Incumbent Democrat John Garamendi, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Garamendi (incumbent) 54,672 53.5
Republican Dan Logue 47,560 46.5
Total votes 102,232 100.0

General election

Endorsements

John Garamendi (D)
Organizations
Dan Logue (R)
Organizations

Polling

Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		John
Garamendi (D) 		Dan
Logue (R) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 292 ± 9.0% 51% 39% 9%
Moore Information (R-Logue) September 23–24, 2014 400 ± 5.0% 45% 39% 16%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Likely D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[11] Safe D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Safe D October 30, 2014
RCP Likely D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[13] Likely D November 4, 2014

Results

California's 3rd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Garamendi (incumbent) 79,224 52.7
Republican Dan Logue 71,036 47.3
Total votes 150,260 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

See also: California's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is based in east central California and includes Lake Tahoe, Roseville, and Yosemite National Park. Incumbent Republican Tom McClintock, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 80,999 56.2
Republican Art Moore 32,855 22.8
No party preference Jeffrey D. Gerlach 30,300 21.0
Total votes 144,154 100.0

General election

Campaign

The first debate in the race took place on October 13, 2014.[16]

Endorsements

Tom McClintock (R)
Organizations

Results

California's 4th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 126,784 60.0
Republican Art Moore 84,350 40.0
Total votes 211,134 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

See also: California's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is based in the North Bay and includes Napa, Santa Rosa, and Vallejo. Incumbent Democrat Mike Thompson, who had represented the 5th district since 2013 and previously represented the 1st district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Thompson (incumbent) 88,709 80.4
No party preference James Hinton 12,292 11.1
No party preference Douglas S. Van Raam 9,279 8.4
Total votes 110,280 100.0

General election

Results

California's 5th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Thompson (incumbent) 129,613 75.7
No party preference James Hinton 41,535 24.3
Total votes 171,148 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

See also: California's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is based in north central California and includes Sacramento. Incumbent Democrat Doris Matsui, who had represented the 6th district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 62,640 73.6
Republican Joseph McCray Sr. 22,465 26.4
Total votes 85,105 100.0

General election

Results

California's 6th congressional district election, 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

District 7

See also: California's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is based in north central California and includes eastern Sacramento County. Incumbent Democrat Ami Bera, who had represented the 7th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Endorsements

Doug Ose (R)
Organizations
  • Folsom Chamber of Commerce
  • Slavic International Pastors Association
  • Western Growers Association
Local officials
  • Eleanor L. Brown, Trustee, Area 4, Sacramento County Board of Education
  • Jeannie Bruins, Citrus Heights Council Member
  • Linda Budge, Rancho Cordova Council Member
  • Ted Costa, People's Advocate
  • Susan Frost, Vice Mayor of Citrus Heights
  • Saul Hernandez, Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
  • Pat Hume, Elk Grove Council Member
  • Roberta MacGlashan, Sacramento County Supervisor
  • Larry Maskuoka, Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
  • Steve Miklos, Folsom Council Member
  • Steve Miller, Citrus Heights Council Member
  • Andy Morin, Folsom Council Member
  • Greg Paulo, Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
  • Susan Peters, Sacramento County Supervisor
  • JoAnne Reinking, Board Member, Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Dave Sander, Rancho Cordova Council Member
  • Ernie Sheldon, Vice Mayor of Folsom
  • Ed Short, Board Member, Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Dan Skoglund, Mayor of Rancho Cordova
  • Jeff Slowey, Citrus Heights Council Member
  • Sandy Smoley, former Sacramento County Supervisor
  • Teresa Stanley, Vice President, Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Jeff Starsky, Folsom Council Member
  • Jim Streng, former Sacramento County Supervisor
  • Robert Trigg, Elk Grove Council Member
  • Mel Turner, Mayor of Citrus Heights
Law enforcement individuals
  • Glen Craig, former Sacramento County Sheriff
  • McGregor W. Scott, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
  • Jan Scully, Sacramento County District Attorney
  • Sam Spiegel, former Folsom Police Chief
  • Robbie Waters, former Sacramento County Sheriff
Law enforcement organizations
  • California Police Chiefs Association
  • Folsom Police Officers Association
  • Peace Officers Research Association of California
  • Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs' Association
Igor Birman (R)
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State officials
Organizations

Polling

Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Ami
Bera (D) 		Igor
Birman (R) 		Elizabeth
Emken (R) 		Doug
Ose (R) 		Undecided
DCCC May 1–2, 2014 567 ± 4.1% 47% 17% 7% 22% 7%

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ami Bera (incumbent) 51,878 46.7
Republican Doug Ose 29,307 26.4
Republican Igor Birman 19,431 17.5
Republican Elizabeth Emken 7,924 7.1
Libertarian Douglas Arthur Tuma 1,629 1.5
No party preference Phill A. Tufi 869 0.8
Total votes 111,038 100.0

General election

Campaign

More than $13 million from outside groups was spent during the campaign.

Endorsements

Ami Bera (D)
Organizations
Doug Ose (R)
Organizations

Debates

Polling

Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Ami
Bera (D) 		Doug
Ose (R) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 404 ± 7.0% 42% 48% 10%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D-House Majority PAC) September 17–18, 2014 406 ± 4.7% 47% 43% 10%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Tossup November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[11] Tossup October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Lean R (flip) October 30, 2014
RCP Tossup November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[13] Tossup November 4, 2014

Results

California's 7th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ami Bera (incumbent) 92,521 50.4
Republican Doug Ose 91,066 49.6
Total votes 183,587 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8

See also: California's 8th congressional district

The 8th district is based in the eastern High Desert and includes Victorville and Yucaipa. Incumbent Republican Paul Cook, who had represented the 8th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Cook (incumbent) 40,007 58.1
Democratic Bob Conaway 12,885 18.7
Republican Paul Hannosh 9,037 13.1
Democratic Odessia D. Lee 6,930 10.1
Total votes 68,859 100.0

General election

Results

California's 8th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Cook (incumbent) 77,480 67.6
Democratic Bob Conaway 37,056 32.4
Total votes 114,536 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

See also: California's 9th congressional district

The 9th district is based in the Central Valley and includes the San Joaquin Delta and Stockton. Incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney, who had represented the 9th district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry McNerney (incumbent) 38,295 49.4
Republican Antonio "Tony" Amador 20,424 26.3
Republican Steve Anthony Colangelo 14,195 18.3
Republican Karen "Mathews" Davis 4,637 6.0
Total votes 77,551 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Safe D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[11] Safe D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Safe D October 30, 2014
RCP Likely D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[13] Safe D November 4, 2014

Results

California's 9th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry McNerney (incumbent) 63,475 52.4
Republican Antonio "Tony" Amador 57,729 47.6
Total votes 121,204 100.0
Democratic hold

District 10

See also: California's 10th congressional district

The 10th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Modesto and Tracy. Incumbent Republican Jeff Denham, who had represented the 10th district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Denham (incumbent) 44,237 58.9
Democratic Michael Eggman 19,804 26.4
Democratic Michael J. "Mike" Barkley 11,005 14.7
No party preference David Park Christensen (write-in) 2 0.0
Total votes 75,048 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jeff Denham (R)
Organizations
Michael Eggman (D)
Organizations

Forum

2014 California's 10th congressional district candidate forum
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Jeff Denham Michael Eggman
1 Sep. 24, 2014 The Modesto Bee Joe Kieta C-SPAN P P

Polling

Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Jeff
Denham (R) 		Michael
Eggman (D) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 202 ± 11% 47% 40% 13%
GBA Strategies (D-Eggman) September 18–21, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 49% 41% 10%

Results

California's 10th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Denham (incumbent) 70,582 56.1
Democratic Michael Eggman 55,123 43.9
Total votes 125,705 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

See also: California's 11th congressional district

The 11th district is based in the East Bay and includes Concord and Richmond. Incumbent Democrat George Miller, who had represented the 11th district since 2013 and previously represented the 7th district from 1975 to 2013, retired.[30]

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark DeSaulnier 59,605 58.8
Republican Tue Phan 28,242 27.9
Democratic Cheryl Sudduth 4,913 4.8
Democratic Tony Daysog 3,482 3.4
No party preference Jason Ramey 2,673 2.6
Democratic Ki Ingersol 2,313 2.3
American Independent Virginia Fuller (write-in) 140 0.1
Total votes 101,368 100.0

General election

Results

California's 11th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark DeSaulnier 117,502 67.3
Republican Tue Phan 57,160 32.7
Total votes 174,662 100.0
Democratic hold

District 12

See also: California's 12th congressional district

The 12th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Francisco. House Democratic Leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had represented the 12th district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 5th district from 1987 until 1993, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Results

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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 A. J. "Desmond" Thorsson 1,270 1.2
No party preference James Welles 879 0.8
Total votes 108,438 100.0

General election

Endorsements

John Dennis (R)
Organizations

Results

California's 12th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 160,067 83.3
Republican John Dennis 32,197 16.7
Total votes 192,264 100.0
Democratic hold

District 13

See also: California's 13th congressional district

The 13th district is based in the East Bay and includes Berkeley and Oakland. Incumbent Democrat Barbara Lee, who had represented the 13th district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 1998 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Lee (incumbent) 77,461 82.6
Republican Dakin Sundeen 9,533 10.2
Democratic Justin Jelincic 4,602 4.9
Peace and Freedom Lawrence N. Allen 2,190 2.3
Total votes 93,786 100.0

General election

Results

California's 13th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Lee (incumbent) 168,491 88.5
Republican Dakin Sundeen 21,940 11.5
Total votes 190,431 100.0
Democratic hold

District 14

See also: California's 14th congressional district

The 14th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Mateo County. Incumbent Democrat Jackie Speier, who had represented the 14th district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 2008 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jackie Speier (incumbent) 66,800 77.4
Republican Robin Chew 19,482 22.6
Total votes 86,282 100.0

General election

Results

California's 14th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jackie Speier (incumbent) 114,389 76.7
Republican Robin Chew 34,757 23.3
Total votes 149,146 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

See also: California's 15th congressional district

The 15th district is based in the East Bay and includes Hayward and Livermore. Incumbent Democrat Eric Swalwell, who had represented the 15th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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Endorsements

Ellen Corbett (D)
U.S. representatives
Eric Swalwell (D)
U.S. executive branch officials
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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Swalwell (incumbent) 42,419 49.1
Republican Hugh Bussell 22,228 25.7
Democratic Ellen Corbett 21,798 25.2
Total votes 86,445 100.0

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California's 15th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Swalwell (incumbent) 99,756 69.8
Republican Hugh Bussell 43,150 30.2
Total votes 142,906 100.0
Democratic hold

District 16

See also: California's 16th congressional district

The 16th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Fresno and Merced. Incumbent Democrat Jim Costa, who had represented the 16th district since 2013 and previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 25,586 44.3
Republican Johnny Tacherra 12,542 21.7
Republican Steve Crass 8,877 15.4
Republican Mel Levey 4,565 7.9
Republican Joanna Garcia-Botelho 3,827 6.6
Democratic Job Melton 2,370 4.1
Total votes 57,767 100.0

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California's 16th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 46,277 50.7
Republican Johnny Tacherra 44,943 49.3
Total votes 91,220 100.0
Democratic hold

District 17

See also: California's 17th congressional district

The 17th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Fremont, and Milpitas. Incumbent Democrat Mike Honda, who had represented the 17th district since 2013 and previously represented the 15th district from 2001 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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A lawsuit was filed before the Sacramento County Superior Court alleging that Khanna had recruited candidates with similar names to enter the race as Republicans to split the Republican vote three ways. On March 28, the court disqualified one of the candidates and ruled that Khanna had no connection with the incident.[45]

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Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Mike
Honda (D) 		Ro
Khanna (D) 		Vanila
Singh (R) 		Joel
Vanlandingham (R) 		Undecided
SurveyUSA May 20–22, 2014 825 ± 4.4% 40% 21% 8% 6% 24%
Public Policy Polling (D-PCCC) February 13–16, 2014 270 ± 6% 45% 26% 29% — —

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (incumbent) 43,607 48.2
Democratic Ro Khanna 25,384 28.0
Republican Vanila Singh 15,359 17.0
Republican Joel VanLandingham 6,154 6.8
Total votes 90,504 100.0

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Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Mike
Honda (D) 		Ro
Khanna (D) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 85 ± 16.0% 41% 32% 26%
David Binder Research (D-Khanna) October 8–9, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 38% 38% 24%
Lake Research Partners (D-Honda) October 7–12, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 42% 27% 31%
Public Policy Polling (D-Democracy for America) February 13–16, 2014 505 ± 4.4% 61% 39% —
Public Policy Polling (D-PCCC) August 2–4, 2013 806 ± 3.5% 49% 15% 36%
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source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Mike
Honda (D) 		Vanila
Singh (R) 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D-PCCC) February 13–16, 2014 505 ± 4.4% 69% 31% —

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California's 17th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Honda (incumbent) 69,561 51.8
Democratic Ro Khanna 64,847 48.2
Total votes 134,408 100.0
Democratic hold

District 18

See also: California's 18th congressional district

The 18th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Saratoga. Incumbent Democrat Anna Eshoo, who had represented the 18th district since 2013 and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Eshoo (incumbent) 81,295 67.6
Republican Richard B. Fox 27,111 22.5
Republican Bruce Anderson 9,644 8.0
Republican Oscar Alejandro Braun 2,190 1.8
Total votes 120,240 100.0

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Results

California's 18th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anna Eshoo (incumbent) 133,060 67.8
Republican Richard B. Fox 63,326 32.2
Total votes 196,386 100.0
Democratic hold

District 19

See also: California's 19th congressional district

The 19th district is based in the South Bay and includes most of San Jose. Incumbent Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who had represented the 19th district since 2013 and previously represented the 16th district from 1995 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 63,845 76.0
Democratic Robert Murray 20,132 24.0
Total votes 83,977 100.0

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California's 19th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 85,888 67.2
Democratic Robert Murray 41,900 32.8
Total votes 127,788 100.0
Democratic hold

District 20

See also: California's 20th congressional district

The 20th district is based in the Central Coast and includes Monterey and Santa Cruz. Incumbent Democrat Sam Farr, who had represented the 20th district since 2013 and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 67,528 73.8
No party preference Ronald Paul Kabat 23,590 26.2
Total votes 91,118 100.0

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California's 20th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (incumbent) 106,034 75.2
No party preference Ronald Paul Kabat 35,010 24.8
Total votes 141,044 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

See also: California's 21st congressional district

The 21st district is based in the Central Valley and includes Hanford and parts of Bakersfield. Incumbent Republican David Valadao, who had represented the 21st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		David
Valadao (R) 		John
Hernandez (D) 		Amanda
Renteria (D) 		Undecided
Harper Polling (R-NRCC) February 2014 517 ± 4.31% 45% 25% 13% 17%

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Valadao (incumbent) 28,773 63.0
Democratic Amanda Renteria 11,682 25.6
Democratic John Hernandez 5,232 11.5
Total votes 45,687 100.0

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source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		David
Valadao (R) 		Amanda
Renteria (D) 		Undecided
SurveyUSA October 15–20, 2014 554 ± 4.3% 47% 42% 11%
SurveyUSA September 3–8, 2014 517 ± 4.7% 56% 37% 7%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Lean R November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[11] Likely R October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Likely R October 30, 2014
RCP Lean R November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[13] Lean R November 4, 2014

Results

California's 21st congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Valadao (incumbent) 45,907 57.8
Democratic Amanda Renteria 33,470 42.2
Total votes 79,377 100.0
Republican hold

District 22

See also: California's 22nd congressional district

The 22nd district is based in the Central Valley and includes Clovis, Tulare, and Visalia. Incumbent Republican Devin Nunes, who had represented the 22nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 21st district from 2003 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Devin Nunes (incumbent) 69,139 72.2
Democratic Suzanna "Sam" Aguilera-Marreno 26,671 27.8
Republican John P. Catano 6,403 7.2
Total votes 89,100 100.0

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Suzanna Aguilera-Marreno (D)
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California's 22nd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Devin Nunes (incumbent) 96,053 72.0
Democratic Suzanna "Sam" Aguilera-Marreno 37,289 28.0
Total votes 133,342 100.0
Republican hold

District 23

See also: California's 23rd congressional district

The 23rd district is based in the southern Central Valley and includes parts of Bakersfield. Republican House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, who had represented the 23rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 22nd district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 58,334 99.1
Democratic Raul Garcia (write-in) 313 0.5
Republican Mike Biglay (write-in) 157 0.3
No party preference Ronald L. Porter (write-in) 36 0.1
Libertarian Gail K. Lightfoot (write-in) 31 0.1
Green Noah Calugaru (write-in) 3 0.01
Total votes 58,871 100.0

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Results

California's 23rd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 100,317 74.8
Democratic Raul Garcia 33,726 25.2
Total votes 134,043 100.0
Republican hold

District 24

See also: California's 24th congressional district

The 24th district is based in the Central Coast and includes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. Incumbent Democrat Lois Capps, who had represented the 24th district since 2013 and previously represented the 23rd district from 2003 to 2013 and the 22nd district from 1998 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 58,198 43.7
Republican Christopher Mitchum 21,059 15.8
Republican Justin Donald Fareed 20,445 15.3
Republican Dale Francisco 15,575 11.7
Republican Bradley Allen 9,269 7.0
Democratic Sandra Marshall 4,646 3.5
Democratic Paul H. Coyne Jr. 2,144 1.6
No party preference Steve Isakson 1,249 0.9
Republican Alexis Stuart 678 0.5
Total votes 133,263 100.0

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Lois Capps (D)
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Christopher Mitchum (R)
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Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Likely D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[11] Likely D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Likely D October 30, 2014
RCP Likely D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[13] Likely D November 4, 2014

Results

California's 24th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lois Capps (incumbent) 103,228 51.9
Republican Christopher Mitchum 95,566 48.1
Total votes 198,794 100.0
Democratic hold

District 25

See also: California's 25th congressional district

The 25th district is based in northern Los Angeles County and includes Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Incumbent Republican Howard McKeon, who had represented the 25th district since 1993, retired.[58]

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Lee Rogers (D)
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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Strickland 19,090 29.6
Republican Steve Knight 18,327 28.4
Democratic Lee Rogers 14,315 22.2
Democratic Evan "Ivan" Thomas 6,149 9.5
Republican Troy Castagna 3,805 5.9
Libertarian David Koster Bruce 1,214 1.9
No party preference Michael Mussack 933 1.4
Republican Navraj Singh 699 1.1
Total votes 64,532 100.0

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California's 25th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Knight 60,847 53.3
Republican Tony Strickland 53,225 46.7
Total votes 114,072 100.0
Republican hold

District 26

See also: California's 26th congressional district

The 26th district is based in the southern Central Coast and includes Oxnard and Thousand Oaks. Incumbent Democrat Julia Brownley, who had represented the 26th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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Former state senator Tony Strickland, who lost to Brownley in 2012, announced that he will challenge Brownley again, before switching to run in the open 25th instead.[89]

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julia Brownley (incumbent) 38,854 45.5
Republican Jeff Gorell 38,021 44.5
Republican Rafael Alberto Dagnesses 6,536 7.7
No party preference Douglas Kmiec 1,980 2.3
Total votes 85,391 100.0

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Julia Brownley (D)
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Jeff Gorell (R)
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Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Tossup November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[11] Lean D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Lean D October 30, 2014
RCP Tossup November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[13] Tossup November 4, 2014

Results

California's 26th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julia Brownley (incumbent) 87,176 51.3
Republican Jeff Gorell 82,653 48.7
Total votes 169,829 100.0
Democratic hold

District 27

See also: California's 27th congressional district

The 27th district is based in the San Gabriel Foothills and includes Alhambra and Pasadena. Incumbent Democrat Judy Chu, who had represented the 27th district since 2013 and previously represented the 32nd district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Chu (incumbent) 39,915 60.4
Republican Jack Orswell 26,205 39.6
Total votes 66,120 100.0

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California's 27th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Chu (incumbent) 75,728 59.4
Republican Jack Orswell 51,852 40.6
Total votes 127,580 100.0
Democratic hold

District 28

See also: California's 28th congressional district

The 28th district is based in the northern Los Angeles suburbs and includes Burbank and Glendale as well as parts of central Los Angeles. Incumbent Democrat Adam Schiff, who had represented the 28th district since 2013 and previously represented the 29th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 27th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam Schiff (incumbent) 46,004 74.5
No party preference Steve Stokes 11,078 17.9
Democratic Sal Genovese 4,643 7.5
Republican Sam Yousuf (write-in) 38 0.1
Total votes 61,763 100.0

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California's 28th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adam Schiff (incumbent) 91,996 76.5
No party preference Steve Stokes 28,268 23.5
Total votes 120,264 100.0
Democratic hold

District 29

See also: California's 29th congressional district

The 29th district is based in the northeastern San Fernando Valley. Incumbent Democrat Tony Cardenas, who had represented the 29th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Cardenas (incumbent) 19,566 62.8
Republican William O'Callaghan Leader 8,025 25.8
Democratic Venice J. Gamble 3,502 11.4
Total votes 31,093 100.0

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California's 29th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tony Cardenas (incumbent) 50,096 74.6
Republican William O'Callaghan Leader 17,045 25.6
Total votes 67,141 100.0
Democratic hold

District 30

See also: California's 30th congressional district

The 30th district is based in the western San Fernando Valley and includes Sherman Oaks. Incumbent Democrat Brad Sherman, who had represented the 30th district since 2013 and previously represented the 27th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 24th district from 1997 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Sherman (incumbent) 40,787 57.9
Republican Mark S. Reed 14,129 20.1
Republican Pablo Kleinman 8,808 12.5
Democratic Marc Litchman 4,251 6.0
Green Michael W. Powelson 2,352 3.3
No party preference A. Rab (write-in) 76 0.1
Democratic Karl Siganporia (write-in) 0 0.0
Total votes 70,403 100.0

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Results

California's 30th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Sherman (incumbent) 86,568 65.6
Republican Mark S. Reed 45,315 34.4
Total votes 131,883 100.0
Democratic hold

District 31

See also: California's 31st congressional district

The 31st district is based in the Inland Empire and includes San Bernardino and Rancho Cucamonga. Incumbent Republican Gary Miller, who had represented the 31st district since 2013 and previously represented the 42nd district from 2003 to 2013 and the 41st district from 1999 to 2003, retired.

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  • Acquanetta Warren, Mayor of Fontana
Eloise Reyes (D)
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Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pete
Aguilar (D) 		Joe
Baca (D) 		Paul
Chabot (R) 		Ryan
Downing (R) 		Lesli
Gooch (R) 		Eloise Gomez
Reyes (D) 		Danny
Tillman (D) 		Undecided
Tulchin Research (D-DCCC) May 7–8, 201 400 ± 4.9% 15% 13% 23% 7% 6% 13% 6% 18%
Tulchin Research (D-DCCC) April 14–17, 2014 600 ± 4.0% 15% 8% 21% 4% 4% 12% 6% 30%

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Chabot 14,163 26.6
Democratic Pete Aguilar 9,242 17.4
Republican Lesli Gooch 9,033 17.0
Democratic Eloise Reyes 8,461 15.9
Democratic Joe Baca 5,954 11.2
Democratic Danny Tillman 4,659 8.7
Republican Ryan Downing 1,737 3.3
Total votes 53,249 100.0

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source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Paul
Chabot (R) 		Pete
Aguilar (D) 		Undecided
American Viewpoint (R-American Future Fund) October 19–21, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 38% 42% 20%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Lean D (flip) November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[11] Lean D (flip) October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Lean D (flip) October 30, 2014
RCP Lean D (flip) November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[13] Lean D (flip) November 4, 2014

Results

California's 31st congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pete Aguilar 51,622 51.7
Republican Paul Chabot 48,162 48.3
Total votes 99,784 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 32

See also: California's 32nd congressional district

The 32nd district is based in the San Gabriel Valley and includes El Monte and West Covina. Incumbent Democrat Grace Napolitano, who had represented the 32nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 38th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 34th district from 1999 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 24,639 60.0
Republican Arturo Enrique Alas 16,459 40.0
Total votes 41,098 100.0

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California's 32nd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 50,353 59.7
Republican Arturo Enrique Alas 34,053 40.3
Total votes 84,406 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33

See also: California's 33rd congressional district

The 33rd district is based in coastal Los Angeles County and includes Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. Incumbent Democrat Henry Waxman, who had represented the 33rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 30th district from 2003 to 2013, the 29th district from 1993 to 2003, and the 24th district from 1975 to 1993, retired.[115]

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  • Dennis Prager, conservative radio talk show host and writer
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source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Elan
Carr (R) 		Wendy
Greuel (D) 		Ted
Lieu (D) 		Brent
Roske (I) 		Marianne
Williamson (I) 		Undecided
Benenson Strategy Group^ Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine February 12–13, 2014 500 ± 4.3% 19% 29% 21% 1% 7% 13%

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elan Carr 23,476 21.6
Democratic Ted Lieu 20,432 18.8
Democratic Wendy Greuel 17,988 16.6
No party preference Marianne Williamson 14,335 13.2
Democratic Matt Miller 13,005 12.0
Republican Lily Gilani 7,673 7.1
Republican Kevin Mottus 2,561 2.4
Democratic Barbara L. Mulvaney 2,516 2.3
Democratic David Kanuth 1,554 1.4
Democratic Kristie Holmes 994 0.9
Libertarian Mark Matthew Herd 883 0.8
Green Michael Ian Sachs 732 0.7
Democratic Michael Shapiro 650 0.6
No party preference Tom Fox 509 0.5
Democratic Zein E. Obagi Jr. 477 0.4
Democratic Vincent Flaherty 345 0.3
Democratic James Graf 327 0.3
No party preference Brent Roske (withdrawn) 188 0.2
No party preference Theo Milonopoulos (write-in) 1 0.0
Total votes 108,646 100.0

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  • Dennis Prager, conservative radio talk show host and writer

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California's 33rd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Lieu 108,331 59.2
Republican Elan Carr 74,700 40.8
Total votes 183,031 100.0
Democratic hold

District 34

See also: California's 34th congressional district

The 34th district is based in central Los Angeles and includes Chinatown and Downtown Los Angeles. Incumbent Democrat Xavier Becerra, who had represented the 34th district since 2013 and previously represented the 31st district from 2003 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Xavier Becerra (incumbent) 22,878 73.8
Democratic Adrienne Nicole Edwards 4,473 14.4
Peace and Freedom Howard Johnson 3,587 11.6
No party preference Jonathan Turner Smith (write-in) 48 0.2
Total votes 30,986 100.0

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California's 34th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Xavier Becerra (incumbent) 44,697 72.5
Democratic Adrienne Nicole Edwards 16,924 27.5
Total votes 61,621 100.0
Democratic hold

District 35

See also: California's 35th congressional district

The 35th district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Fontana, Ontario, and Pomona. Incumbent Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod, who had represented the 35th district since 2013, retired.[194]

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norma Torres 17,996 65.7
Democratic Christina Gagnier 4,081 14.9
Democratic Scott Heydenfeldt 2,574 9.4
Democratic Anthony Vieyra 2,183 8.0
Republican Benjamin "Ben" Lopez (write-in) 567 2.1
Total votes 27,401 100.0

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Norma Torres (D)
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California's 35th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norma Torres 39,502 63.5
Democratic Christina Gagnier 22,753 36.5
Total votes 62,255 100.0
Democratic hold

District 36

See also: California's 36th congressional district

The 36th district is based in eastern Riverside County and includes Palm Springs. Democrat Raul Ruiz, who had represented the 36th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raul Ruiz (incumbent) 41,443 50.3
Republican Brian Nestande 28,662 34.8
Republican Ray Haynes 12,232 14.9
Total votes 82,337 100.0

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Despite being touted as a formidable candidate, Nestande received criticism from other Republicans about his poor fundraising, which left him with only $235,000 in cash on hand after the primary, with Ruiz reporting more than $1.9 million in the bank at the same time.[202]

Ruiz had also received much praise for assisting airline passengers in distress on two separate flights in July and October.

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Raul Ruiz (D)
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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Lean D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[11] Safe D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Lean D October 30, 2014
RCP Lean D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[13] Lean D November 4, 2014

Results

California's 36th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raul Ruiz (incumbent) 72,682 54.2
Republican Brian Nestande 61,457 45.8
Total votes 134,139 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37

See also: California's 37th congressional district

The 37th district is based in West Los Angeles and includes Crenshaw and Culver City. Incumbent Democrat Karen Bass, who had represented the 37th district since 2013 and previously represented the 33rd district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Bass (incumbent) 47,639 79.6
Republican R. Adam King 8,530 14.3
Democratic Mervin Evans 3,677 6.1
Total votes 59,846 100.0

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California's 37th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Bass (incumbent) 96,787 84.3
Republican R. Adam King 18,051 15.7
Total votes 114,838 100.0
Democratic hold

District 38

See also: California's 38th congressional district

The 38th district is based in the eastern Los Angeles suburbs and includes Norwalk and Whittier. Incumbent Democrat Linda Sánchez, who had represented the 38th district since 2013 and previously represented the 39th district from 2003 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Sánchez (incumbent) 27,149 57.5
Republican Benjamin Campos 20,046 42.5
Total votes 47,195 100.0

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California's 38th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Sánchez (incumbent) 58,192 59.1
Republican Benjamin Campos 40,288 40.9
Total votes 98,480 100.0
Democratic hold

District 39

See also: California's 39th congressional district

The 39th district straddles the Los Angeles–Orange county border and includes Chino Hills, Diamond Bar, and Fullerton. Incumbent Republican Ed Royce, who had represented the 39th district since 2013 and previously represented the 40th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 39th district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Royce (incumbent) 49,071 70.6
Democratic Peter O. Anderson 20,480 29.4
Total votes 69,551 100.0

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California's 39th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Royce (incumbent) 91,319 68.5
Democratic Peter O. Anderson 41,906 31.4
Total votes 133,225 100.0
Republican hold

District 40

See also: California's 40th congressional district

The 40th district is based in central Los Angeles County and includes Downey and East Los Angeles. Incumbent Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard, who had represented the 40th district since 2013 and previously represented the 34th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 33rd district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent) 13,745 66.4
Democratic David Sanchez 6,968 33.6
Total votes 20,713 100.0

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California's 40th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent) 30,208 61.2
Democratic David Sanchez 19,171 38.8
Total votes 49,379 100.0
Democratic hold

District 41

See also: California's 41st congressional district

The 41st district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Moreno Valley, Perris, and Riverside. Incumbent Democrat Mark Takano, who had represented the 41st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Takano (incumbent) 19,648 44.7
Republican Steve Adams 16,264 37.0
Democratic Veronica Franco 4,509 10.2
Republican Yvonne Terrell Girard 3,581 8.1
Total votes 44,002 100.0

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Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Mark
Takano (D) 		Steve
Adams (R) 		Undecided
Wenzel Strategies February 28–March 3, 2014 618 ± 3.92% 42% 42% 16%

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California's 41st congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Takano (incumbent) 46,948 56.6
Republican Steve Adams 35,936 43.4
Total votes 82,884 100.0
Democratic hold

District 42

See also: California's 42nd congressional district

The 42nd district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Corona and Murrieta. Incumbent Republican Ken Calvert, who had represented the 42nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 44th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 43rd district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Calvert (incumbent) 37,506 67.5
Democratic Tim Sheridan 8,788 15.8
Democratic Chris Marquez 6,118 11.0
Democratic Kerri Condley 3,150 5.7
Republican Floyd Harvey (write-in) 8 0.0
Total votes 55,570 100.0

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California's 42nd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Calvert (incumbent) 74,540 65.7
Democratic Tim Sheridan 38,850 34.3
Total votes 113,390 100.0
Republican hold

District 43

See also: California's 43rd congressional district

The 43rd district is based in South Los Angeles and includes Hawthorne and Inglewood. Incumbent Democrat Maxine Waters, who had represented the 43rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 35th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 29th district from 1991 to 1993, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 33,746 67.2
Republican John Wood Jr. 16,440 32.8
American Independent Brandon M. Cook (write-in) 12 0.0
Total votes 50,198 100.0

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California's 43rd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters (incumbent) 69,681 71.0
Republican John Wood Jr. 28,521 29.0
Total votes 98,202 100.0
Democratic hold

District 44

See also: California's 44th congressional district

The 44th district is based in south Los Angeles County and includes Carson, Compton, and San Pedro. Incumbent Democrat Janice Hahn, who had represented the 44th district since 2013 and previously represented the 36th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janice Hahn (incumbent) 25,641 100.0
Peace and Freedom Adam Shbeita (write-in) 5 0.0
Total votes 24,656 100.0

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California's 44th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janice Hahn (incumbent) 59,670 86.7
Peace and Freedom Adam Shbeita 9,192 13.3
Total votes 68,862 100.0
Democratic hold

District 45

See also: California's 45th congressional district

The 45th district is based in inland Orange County and includes Irvine and Mission Viejo. Incumbent Republican John Campbell, who had represented the 45th district since 2013 and previously represented the 48th district from 2005 to 2013, retired.[203]

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John Moorlach withdrew from the race in March 2014, citing poor fundraising and his opponents' negative campaigns.[204]

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source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Beth
Krom (D) 		Gary
Miller (R) 		Mimi
Walters (R) 		Undecided
Lewis Consulting Group June 28–30, 2013 300 ± 4.8% 21% 21% 25% 33%
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source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Beth
Krom (D) 		Ed
Royce (R) 		Mimi
Walters (R) 		Undecided
Lewis Consulting Group June 28–30, 2013 300 ± 4.8% 22% 26% 20% 32%
Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Beth
Krom (D) 		Todd
Spitzer (R) 		Mimi
Walters (R) 		Undecided
Lewis Consulting Group June 28–30, 2013 300 ± 4.8% 22% 29% 20% 29%
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source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Beth
Krom (D) 		Don
Wagner (R) 		Mimi
Walters (R) 		Undecided
Lewis Consulting Group June 28–30, 2013 300 ± 4.8% 23% 16% 27% 35%
Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Sukhee
Kang (D) 		Beth
Krom (D) 		Mimi
Walters (R) 		Steve
Young (D) 		Undecided
Lewis Consulting Group June 28–30, 2013 300 ± 4.8% 7% 10% 41% 9% 33%

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mimi Walters 39,631 45.1
Democratic Drew E. Leavens 24,721 28.1
Republican Greg Raths 21,284 24.2
No party preference Al Salehi 2,317 2.6
Total votes 87,953 100.0

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California's 45th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mimi Walters 106,083 65.1
Democratic Drew E. Leavens 56,819 34.9
Total votes 162,902 100.0
Republican hold

District 46

See also: California's 46th congressional district

The 46th district is based in central Orange County and includes Anaheim and Santa Ana. Incumbent Democrat Loretta Sanchez, who had represented the 46th district since 2013 and previously represented the 47th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 46th district from 1997 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Democratic Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 20,172 50.6
Republican Adam Nick 7,234 18.1
Republican John J. Cullum 5,666 14.2
Republican Carlos Vazquez 4,969 12.5
Democratic Ehab Atalla 1,835 4.6
Total votes 39,876 100.0

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Loretta Sanchez (D)
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California's 46th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Loretta Sanchez (incumbent) 49,738 59.7
Republican Adam Nick 33,577 40.3
Total votes 83,315 100.0
Democratic hold

District 47

See also: California's 47th congressional district

The 47th district includes Long Beach and parts of Orange County. Incumbent Democrat Alan Lowenthal, who had represented the 47th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) 44,019 57.1
Republican Andy Whallon 33,093 42.9
Republican George Brogan (write-in) 3 0.0
Total votes 77,115 100.0

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California's 47th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Lowenthal (incumbent) 69,061 56.0
Republican Andy Whallon 54,309 44.0
Total votes 123,370 100.0
Democratic hold

District 48

See also: California's 48th congressional district

The 48th district is based in coastal Orange County and includes Huntington Beach. Incumbent Republican Dana Rohrabacher, who had represented the 48th district since 2013 and previously represented the 46th district from 2003 to 2013, the 45th district from 1993 to 2003, and the 42nd district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election.

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Republican Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent) 52,431 56.1
Democratic Suzanne Joyce Savary 18,242 19.5
Republican Wendy Brooks Leece 11,082 11.9
Democratic David Burns 6,142 6.6
Democratic Robert John Banuelos 5,591 6.0
Total votes 93,488 100.0

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California's 48th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent) 112,082 64.1
Democratic Suzanne Joyce Savary 62,713 35.9
Total votes 174,795 100.0
Republican hold

District 49

See also: California's 49th congressional district

The 49th district is based in northern San Diego County and includes Carlsbad and Oceanside. Incumbent Republican Darrell Issa, who had represented the 49th district since 2003 and the 48th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Republican Darrell Issa (incumbent) 56,558 61.9
Democratic Dave Peiser 25,946 28.4
Democratic Noboru Isagawa 8,887 9.7
Democratic Johnny Moore (write-in) 16 0.0
Total votes 91,407 100.0

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Dave Peiser (D)
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California's 49th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darrell Issa (incumbent) 98,161 60.2
Democratic Dave Peiser 64,981 39.8
Total votes 163,142 100.0
Republican hold

District 50

See also: California's 50th congressional district

The 50th district is based in inland San Diego County and includes Escondido and Santee. Incumbent Republican Duncan D. Hunter, who had represented the 50th district since 2013 and previously represented the 52nd district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent) 62,371 70.4
Democratic James H. Kimber 21,552 24.3
Libertarian Michael Benoit 4,634 5.2
Total votes 88,557 100.0

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California's 50th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent) 111,997 71.2
Democratic James H. Kimber 45,302 28.8
Total votes 157,299 100.0
Republican hold

District 51

See also: California's 51st congressional district

The new 51st district runs along the border with Mexico and includes Imperial County and San Diego. Incumbent Democrat Juan Vargas, who had represented the 51st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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Democratic Juan Vargas (incumbent) 35,812 68.3
Republican Stephen Meade 16,403 31.3
Republican Ernest Griffes (write-in) 184 0.4
Total votes 52,216 100.0

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California's 51st congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Juan Vargas (incumbent) 56,373 68.8
Republican Stephen Meade 25,577 32.2
Total votes 81,950 100.0
Democratic hold

District 52

See also: California's 52nd congressional district

The 52nd district is based in coastal San Diego and includes La Jolla and Poway. Incumbent Democrat Scott Peters, who had represented the 52nd district since 2013, ran for re-election.

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Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Peters (incumbent) 53,926 42.3
Republican Carl DeMaio 44,954 35.3
Republican Kirk Jorgensen 23,588 18.5
Republican Fred J. Simon Jr. 5,040 4.0
Total votes 127,508 100.0

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DeMaio faced sexual harassment charges from former campaign staffer Todd Bosnich; however, no charges were never filed.[210]

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Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Scott
Peters (D) 		Carl
DeMaio (R) 		Undecided
SurveyUSA October 27–30, 2014 551 ± 4.3% 44% 45% 11%
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 460 ± 7.0% 40% 49% 11%
SurveyUSA October 17–20, 2014 608 ± 4.1% 45% 46% 10%
SurveyUSA October 2–6, 2014 542 ± 4.3% 45% 48% 6%
SurveyUSA September 11–15, 2014 559 ± 4.2% 47% 46% 7%
GBA Strategies (D-House Majority PAC) Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine July 20–22, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 48% 43% 8%
SurveyUSA June 11–12, 2014 554 ± 4.2% 44% 51% 6%
SurveyUSA June 10–12, 2013 500 ± 4.5% 39% 48% 13%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Tossup November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[11] Tossup October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Lean D October 30, 2014
RCP Tossup November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[13] Tossup November 4, 2014

Results

California's 52nd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott Peters (incumbent) 98,826 51.6
Republican Carl DeMaio 92,746 48.4
Total votes 191,572 100.0
Democratic hold

District 53

See also: California's 53rd congressional district

The 53rd district is based in Central San Diego and includes La Mesa and Lemon Grove. Incumbent Democrat Susan Davis, who had represented the 53rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 49th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election.

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Democratic Susan Davis (incumbent) 50,041 56.3
Republican Larry A. Wilske 18,384 20.7
Republican Wayne S. True 9,182 10.3
Republican John R. Edwards 3,986 4.5
Republican Joel Marchese 2,729 3.1
Republican Jim Stieringer 2,106 2.4
No party preference John W. Campbell 1,596 1.8
No party preference Christina Bobb 929 1.0
Total votes 88,953 100.0

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California's 53rd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Davis (incumbent) 87,104 58.8
Republican Larry A. Wilske 60,940 41.2
Total votes 148,044 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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