California's 6th congressional district
| California's 6th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections) | |
| Representative | |
| Population (2023[1]) | 747,786 |
| Median household income | $85,648[2] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+8[3] |
California's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It is represented by Democrat Ami Bera.
Currently, the 6th district is entirely in Sacramento County and includes the north side of the city of Sacramento and its suburbs of Rancho Cordova, Citrus Heights, Rio Linda, Elverta, Arden-Arcade, Antelope, Foothill Farms, North Highlands, and most of Fair Oaks.[1]
Prior to redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission of 2021, the district included the entire city of Sacramento and some of its suburbs. The district was represented by Democrat Doris Matsui.
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results[4][5][6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 57% - 43% |
| 2010 | Governor | Brown 54% - 41% |
| Lt. Governor | Newsom 46% - 44% | |
| Secretary of State | Bowen 51% - 40% | |
| Attorney General | Cooley 49% - 42% | |
| Treasurer | Lockyer 55% - 38% | |
| Controller | Chiang 60% - 34% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 57% - 43% |
| 2014 | Governor | Brown 59% - 41% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 55% - 38% |
| 2018 | Governor | Newsom 55% - 45% |
| Attorney General | Becerra 57% - 43% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 58% - 39% |
| 2022 | Senate (Reg.) | Padilla 57% - 43% |
| Governor | Newsom 54% - 46% | |
| Lt. Governor | Kounalakis 56% - 44% | |
| Secretary of State | Weber 56% - 44% | |
| Attorney General | Bonta 55% - 45% | |
| Treasurer | Ma 55% - 45% | |
| Controller | Cohen 52% - 48% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 55% - 41% |
| Senate (Reg.) | Schiff 56% - 44% |
Composition
| FIPS County Code[7] | County | Seat | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Sacramento | Sacramento | 1,588,921 |
Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 6th district is located in an area of Sacramento County that includes the north side of the city of Sacramento; the cities of Citrus Heights and Rancho Cordova; and the census-designated places Antelope, Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Elverta, Fair Oaks, Foothill Farms, Gold River, Mather, McClellan Park, North Highlands, La Riviera, Rosemont, and Rio Linda.
Sacramento County is split between this district and both the 3rd district and 7th district. The 6th and 3rd districts are partitioned by Latrobe Rd, Scott Rd, Deer Creek, Carson Creek, Nimbus Rd, E3 Highway, Illinois Ave, Madison Ave, Kenneth Ave, Wachtel Way, and Old Auburn Rd. The 6th and 7th districts are partitioned by the Sacramento River, American River, Fair Oaks Blvd, Watt Ave, Kiefer Blvd, Highway 16, Bradshaw Rd, Highway E2, and Stonehouse Dr.
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
- Sacramento – 524,943
- Arden-Arcade – 94,659
- Citrus Heights – 87,583
- Carmichael – 79,793
- Rancho Cordova – 79,332
- North Highlands – 49,327
- Antelope – 48,733
- Foothill Farms – 33,121
- Fair Oaks – 32,514
- Rosemont – 23,510
- Rio Linda – 15,944
- La Riviera – 11,252
2,500 – 10,000 people
- Gold River – 7,912
- Elverta – 5,492
- Mather – 4,698
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Dates | Cong ress(es) |
Electoral history | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1885 | |||||
![]() Henry Markham (Pasadena) |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Elected in 1884. Retired. |
1885–1893 Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura |
![]() William Vandever (San Buenaventura) |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 |
50th 51st |
Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired. | |
![]() William W. Bowers (San Diego) |
Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
![]() Marion Cannon (Ventura) |
Populist | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Elected in 1892. Retired. |
1893–1903 Los Angeles, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Ventura |
![]() James McLachlan (Pasadena) |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Elected in 1894. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Charles A. Barlow (San Luis Obispo) |
Populist | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
55th | Elected in 1896. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Russell J. Waters (Los Angeles) |
Republican | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
56th | Elected in 1898. Retired. | |
![]() James McLachlan (Pasadena) |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 7th district. | |
![]() James C. Needham (Modesto) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election. |
1903–1913 Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus |
![]() Joseph R. Knowland (Alameda) |
Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
1903–1943 Alameda |
![]() John A. Elston (Berkeley) |
Progressive | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 |
64th 65th 66th 67th |
Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Died. | |
| Republican | March 4, 1917 – December 15, 1921 | ||||
| Vacant | December 15, 1921 – November 7, 1922 |
67th | |||
![]() James H. MacLafferty (Oakland) |
Republican | November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1925 |
67th 68th |
Elected to finish Knowland's term. Re-elected in 1922. Lost renomination. | |
![]() Albert E. Carter (Oakland) |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1945 |
69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election. | |
| 1943–1953 Alameda, Contra Costa | |||||
![]() George P. Miller (Alameda) |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 |
79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 8th district. | |
![]() Robert Condon (Walnut Creek) |
Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
83rd | Elected in 1952. Lost re-election. |
1953–1963 Solano, Contra Costa |
![]() John F. Baldwin Jr. (Martinez) |
Republican | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 |
84th 85th 86th 87th |
Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 14th district. | |
![]() William S. Mailliard (San Francisco) |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – March 5, 1974 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Resigned to become U.S. Representative to the Organization of American States. |
1963–1969 San Francisco |
| 1969–1973 Southeast Marin, western San Francisco | |||||
| 1973–1983 Marin, western San Francisco | |||||
| Vacant[8] | March 5, 1974 – June 4, 1974 |
93rd | |||
![]() John Burton (San Francisco) |
Democratic | June 4, 1974 – January 3, 1975 |
Elected to finish Mailliard's term. Redistricted to the 5th district. | ||
![]() Phillip Burton (San Francisco) |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 |
94th 95th 96th 97th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
Most of San Francisco |
![]() Barbara Boxer (Greenbrae) |
Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
1983–1993 Marin, eastern San Francisco, San Mateo (Daly City), far southwestern Solano, southern Sonoma |
![]() Lynn Woolsey (Petaluma) |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired. |
1993–2003 Marin and southern Sonoma |
2003–2013![]() Marin and southern Sonoma | |||||
Doris Matsui (Sacramento) |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
2013–2023![]() Portions of Sacramento and Yolo Counties, including the city of Sacramento |
![]() Ami Bera (Elk Grove) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th 119th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |
2023–present:![]() southern Sacramento County, part of Yolo County, and a tiny portion of Solano County, all of Sacramento south of the American River, including Downtown Sacramento, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Galt |
Election results for members
1884
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Markham | 17,397 | 49.1 | ||
| Democratic | R. A. Del Valle | 16,990 | 47.9 | ||
| Prohibition | Will D. Gould | 821 | 2.3 | ||
| Populist | Isaac Kinley | 237 | 0.7 | ||
| Total votes | 35,445 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
1886
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Vandever | 18,259 | 47.3 | |
| Democratic | Joseph D. Lynch | 18,204 | 47.1 | |
| Prohibition | W. A. Harris | 2,159 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 38,622 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1888
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Vandever (Incumbent) | 35,406 | 52.5 | |
| Democratic | Reel B. Terry | 29,453 | 43.7 | |
| Prohibition | J. G. Miller | 2,375 | 3.5 | |
| Know Nothing | Alfred Daggett | 150 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 67,384 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1890
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William W. Bowers | 33,522 | 51.1 | |
| Democratic | W. J. Curtis | 28,904 | 44.1 | |
| Prohibition | O. R. Dougherty | 3,130 | 4.8 | |
| Total votes | 65,556 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1892
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Populist | Marion Cannon | 20,680 | 56.3 | |||
| Republican | Hervey Lindley | 14,271 | 38.8 | |||
| Prohibition | O. R. Dougherty | 1,805 | 4.9 | |||
| Total votes | 36,756 | 100.0 | ||||
| Populist gain from Republican | ||||||
1894
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James McLachlan | 18,746 | 44.3 | |||
| Democratic | George S. Patton | 11,693 | 27.6 | |||
| Populist | W. C. Bowman | 9,769 | 23.1 | |||
| Prohibition | J. E. McComas | 2,120 | 5.0 | |||
| Total votes | 42,328 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican gain from Populist | ||||||
1896
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Populist | Charles A. Barlow | 24,157 | 48.9 | |||
| Republican | James McLachlan (Incumbent) | 23,494 | 47.6 | |||
| Prohibition | Henry Clay Needham | 1,196 | 2.4 | |||
| Socialist Labor | Job Harriman | 542 | 1.1 | |||
| Total votes | 49,389 | 100.0 | ||||
| Populist gain from Republican | ||||||
1898
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russell J. Waters | 24,050 | 52.6 | |||
| Populist | Charles A. Barlow (Incumbent) | 20,499 | 44.9 | |||
| Socialist Labor | James T. Van Ransselaer | 1,132 | 2.5 | |||
| Total votes | 45,681 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican gain from Populist | ||||||
1900
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James McLachlan | 27,081 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | William Graves | 19,793 | 37.9 | |
| Socialist | H. G. Wilshire | 3,674 | 7.0 | |
| Prohibition | James Campbell | 1,693 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 52,241 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1902
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James C. Needham (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James C. Needham (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James C. Needham (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James C. Needham (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James C. Needham (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph R. Knowland (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H. MacLafferty | 68.4 | ||
| Hugh W. Brunk | 31.6 | ||
| Total votes | 100.0 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | ||
1922
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James H. MacLafferty (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) | 91,995 | 100.0 | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1928
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) | 113,579 | 100.0 | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1930
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) | 110,190 | 100.0 | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1932
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) | 75,528 | 100.0 | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1934
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) | 93,213 | 100.0 | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1936
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) | 103,712 | 91.0 | |
| Socialist | Clarence E. Rust | 8,247 | 7.2 | |
| Communist | Lloyd L. Harris | 2,021 | 1.8 | |
| Total votes | 113,980 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1938
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) | 118,632 | 94.4 | |
| Communist | Dave L. Saunders | 7,015 | 5.6 | |
| Total votes | 125,647 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1940
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) | 131,584 | 96 | |
| Communist | Clarence Paton | 5,426 | 4 | |
| Total votes | 137,010 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1942
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) | 108,585 | 92.6 | |
| Communist | Clarence Paton | 8,532 | 7.3 | |
| No party | William H. Hollander (write-in) | 185 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 117,302 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1944
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Paul Miller | 104,441 | 52 | |||
| Republican | Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) | 96,395 | 48 | |||
| Total votes | 200,836 | 100.0 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
1946
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (Incumbent) | 118,548 | 100.0 | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
1948
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (Incumbent) | 194,985 | 100.0 | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
1950
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George P. Miller (Incumbent) | 192,342 | 100.0 | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Condon | 87,768 | 50.6 | ||
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. | 85,756 | 49.4 | ||
| Total votes | 173,524 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
1954
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. | 72,336 | 50.9 | |||
| Democratic | Robert Condon (Incumbent) | 69,776 | 49.1 | |||
| Total votes | 142,112 | 100.0 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
1956
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent) | 98,683 | 53.7 | |
| Democratic | H. Roberts Quinney | 84,965 | 46.3 | |
| Total votes | 183,648 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1958
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent) | 92,669 | 51 | |
| Democratic | Howard H. Jewel | 89,192 | 49 | |
| Total votes | 181,861 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1960
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent) | 128,418 | 58.7 | |
| Democratic | Douglas R. Page | 90,260 | 41.3 | |
| Total votes | 218,678 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (Incumbent) | 132,506 | 76.6 | |
| Democratic | Le Rue Grim | 40,514 | 23.4 | |
| Total votes | 173,020 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1968
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (Incumbent) | 140,071 | 72.8 | |
| Democratic | Phillip Drath | 52,433 | 27.2 | |
| Total votes | 192,504 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1970
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (Incumbent) | 96,393 | 53.3 | |
| Democratic | Russell R. Miller | 84,255 | 46.6 | |
| Total votes | 180,648 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Mailliard (Incumbent) | 118,197 | 52.0 | |
| Democratic | Roger Boas | 108,934 | 48.0 | |
| Total votes | 227,131 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
1974 (Special)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 160,667 | 75.1% | |
| Republican | Joseph Mc Cray, Sr. | 53,406 | 24.9% | |
| Total votes | 214,073 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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 | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Doris Matsui (Incumbent) | 177,565 | 75.4% | |
| Republican | Robert Evans | 57,848 | 24.6% | |
| Total votes | 235,413 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Doris Matsui (Incumbent) | 162,411 | 80.4 | ||
| Democratic | Jrmar Jefferson | 39,528 | 19.6 | ||
| Total votes | 201,939 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Doris Matsui (incumbent) | 229,648 | 73.3 | |
| Republican | Chris Bish | 83,466 | 26.7 | |
| Total votes | 313,114 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ami Bera (incumbent) | 121,058 | 55.9 | |
| Republican | Tamika Hamilton | 95,325 | 44.1 | |
| Total votes | 216,383 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ami Bera (incumbent) | 165,408 | 57.6 | |
| Republican | Christine Bish | 121,644 | 42.4 | |
| Total votes | 287,072 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
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- ^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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- ^ "JoinCalifornia - 06-04-1974 Election". www.joincalifornia.com.
- ^ "1974 election results" (PDF).
- ^ "1976 election results" (PDF).
- ^ "1978 election results" (PDF).
- ^ 1980 election results
- ^ "1982 election results" (PDF).
- ^ 1984 election results
- ^ "1986 election results" (PDF).
- ^ 1988 election results
- ^ 1990 election results
- ^ 1992 election results
- ^ 1994 election results
- ^ 1996 election results
- ^ 1998 election results
- ^ 2000 election results
- ^ "2002 election results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2009.
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- ^ "House Results Map". The New York Times.
- ^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/06-sov-summary.xls
- ^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/xls/06-summary.xls
- ^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/csv-candidates.xls
External links
- GovTrack.us: California's 6th congressional district
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions (out of date)
- California Voter Foundation map - CD06 (out of date)
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