2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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]

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 38 15 Seats won 39 14 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 4,201,975 2,816,312 Percentage 58.91% 39.49% Swing 1.66% 2.37%
Winners Vote share County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100% Winners   Democratic hold   Democratic gain   Republican hold

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	1
	Republican	2,816,312	39.49%	14	1
	No party preference	104,813	1.47%	0
	Peace and Freedom	9,192	0.13%	0
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

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Doug LaMalfa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Gregory Cheadle, real estate broker and candidate for this seat in 2012

Withdrawn

• Dolores Lucero, former Shasta Lake Council member

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Heidi Hall, program manager for the state Department of Water Resources^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Dan Levine, medical cannabis farmer

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

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jared Huffman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Andy Caffrey, sustainability conversion planner

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Dale Mensing, supermarket cashier

Results

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• John Garamendi, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Dan Logue, state assembly member^[5]

Declined

• Kim Vann, Colusa County Board of Supervisors member and general election candidate in 2012^[6]

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

• Blue Dog Coalition^[7]

Dan Logue (R)

Organizations

• BIPAC^[8]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[9]

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

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Tom McClintock, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Art Moore, business executive and management consultant^[14][15]

Democratic candidates

Withdrawn

• Kris Johnson

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Jeffrey Gerlach, information technology analyst

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

• Eagle Forum^[17]
• Republican Liberty Caucus^[18]
• Tea Party Express^[19]

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Mike Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Withdrawn

• Stewart Cilley, accountant and candidate for this seat in 2012

Independent candidates

Advanced to general

• James Hinton, former online poker player^[20][21]

Eliminated in primary

• Douglas Van Raam, landscaper

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Doris Matsui, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Joseph McCray Sr., retired military officer

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Ami Bera, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Doug Ose, former U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Igor Birman, former chief of staff to Congressman Tom McClintock^[22]
• Elizabeth Emken, businesswoman, former nonprofit executive and candidate for the Senate in 2012

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Douglas Tuma, retired civil engineer

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

• Mike Lee, U.S. Senator
• Rand Paul, U.S. Senator
• Fred Thompson, former U.S. Senator

U.S. representatives

• Justin Amash, U.S. Representative
• Tim Huelskamp, U.S. Representative
• Jim Jordan, U.S. Representative
• Raul Labrador, U.S. Representative
• Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative
• Tom McClintock, U.S. Representative
• Mick Mulvaney, U.S. Representative
• Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative
• David Schweikert, U.S. Representative

State officials

• Steve Poizner, former California Insurance Commissioner

Organizations

• California Taxpayer Protection Committee
• Citizens United
• The Conservative Victory Fund
• Eagle Forum^[17]
• Family Research Council
• FreedomWorks
• Gun Owners of America
• The Madison Project
• National Association for Gun Rights
• Republican Liberty Caucus
• Young Americans for Liberty

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

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[23]
• No Labels^[24]

Doug Ose (R)

Organizations

• BIPAC^[8]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[9]

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 8, 2014
• Complete transcript of debate, October 8, 2014

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

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Paul Cook, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Paul Hannosh, teacher and small businessman

Withdrawn

• Rodney Lee Conover

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Bob Conaway, attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Odessia Lee, retired public employee

Withdrawn

• John Pinkerton, President of Victor Valley College Board of Trustees and candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jerry McNerney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Antonio Amador, retired U.S. Marshal

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Colangelo, small business owner
• Karen Mathews Davis, retired county clerk

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Jeff Denham, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Michael Eggman, farmer, small businessman and younger brother of state assembly member Susan Eggman^[25]

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Barkley, accountant

Declined

• José M. Hernández, former NASA astronaut and general election candidate for this seat in 2012^[26]

Results

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

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[27]
• No Labels^[24]

Michael Eggman (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[28]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[29]

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]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Mark DeSaulnier, state senator and candidate for this seat in 2009^[31]

Eliminated in primary

• Tony Daysog, Alameda council member, candidate for the state assembly in 2006 and candidate for Mayor of Alameda in 2010^[32]
• Ki Ingersol
• Cheryl Sudduth, public policy advocate and candidate for this seat in 2012

Declined

• Susan Bonilla, state assembly member^[33]
• Joan Buchanan, state assembly and candidate for this seat in 2009^[33]
• John Garamendi, U.S. Representative (running for re-election in the 3rd district)^[34]
• John Gioia, member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors (running for re-election)^[31]
• Ro Khanna, former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce and candidate for the 12th district in 2004 (running in the 17th district)^[35]
• Kristina Lawson, Mayor of Walnut Creek^[36]
• Gayle McLaughlin, Green Party Mayor of Richmond^[31]
• George Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative^[31]
• Kish Rajan, former Walnut Creek council member^[37]
• Tom Torlakson, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction (running for re-election)^[31]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Tue Phan-Quang, retired immigration judge^[38]

Declined

• Mark Peterson, Contra Costa District Attorney^[38]
• Mary Piepho, member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors^[38]

Results

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

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Nancy Pelosi, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• David Peterson, accountability system developer and candidate for this seat in 2012
• Michael Steger, political organizer

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• John Dennis, real estate developer and general election candidate for this seat in 2012

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Barry Hermanson, candidate for this seat in 2012

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Desmond Thorsson, university instructor
• Jim Welles, lawyer

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

• Republican Liberty Caucus^[18]

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

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Barbara Lee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Justin Jelincic, nonprofit finance manager

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Dakin Sundeen, IT system administrator

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jackie Speier, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Robin Chew, business owner and entrepreneur

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Eric Swalwell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Ellen Corbett, state senator^[39]

Declined

• Ro Khanna, former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce and candidate for the 12th district in 2004 (running in the 17th district)^[40]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Hugh Bussell, technology manager, educator and Alameda County Republican Party vice chair^[41]

Endorsements

Ellen Corbett (D)

U.S. representatives

• Pete Stark, former U.S. Representative^[40]

Eric Swalwell (D)

U.S. executive branch officials

• Barack Obama, President of the United States^[42]

U.S. senators

• Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator (1992–present)

U.S. representatives

• Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader^[43]
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee Chair

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Eric Swalwell (D)

U.S. executive branch officials

• Barack Obama, President of the United States

U.S. senators

• Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator (1992–present)

U.S. representatives

• Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee Chair

Organizations

• BIPAC^[8]

Results

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Jim Costa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Job Melton, mental health therapist

Withdrawn

• Loraine Goodwin, physician, member of the California Democratic State Central Committee and candidate for this seat in 2012

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Johnny Tacherra, farmer and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Joanna Botelho, farmer and businesswoman
• Steve Crass, attorney
• Mel Levey, military officer

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Jim Costa (D)

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[7]

Results

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Mike Honda, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Ro Khanna, former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce and candidate for the 12th district in 2004^[44]

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Vanila Singh, professor and physician
• Joel Vanlandingham, tech recruiting executive

Disqualified

• Vinesh Singh Rathore, attorney for Google^[41]

Campaign

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]

Endorsements

Mike Honda (D)

U.S. executive branch officials

• Barack Obama, President of the United States^[46]

Organizations

• People for the American Way^[47]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[29]

Ro Khanna (D)

Local officials

• Chuck Reed, Mayor of San Jose^[48]

Organizations

• No Labels^[24]
• San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce^[49]

Newspapers

• Contra Costa Times^[50]
• The Mercury News^[51]
• Oakland Tribune^[52]
• San Francisco Chronicle^[53]

Polling

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%	—	—

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 6, 2014

Polling

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%
	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%	—
	August 2–4, 2013	806	± 3.5%	49%	15%	36%

Hypothetical polling

Poll 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%	—

Results

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Anna Eshoo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Richard Fox, pediatrician and healthcare attorney

Eliminated in primary

• Bruce Anderson, high school teacher
• Oscar Alejandro Braun, healthcare website publisher

Withdrawn

• Wilson Farrar

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Zoe Lofgren, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Robert Murray, businessman

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

Results

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Sam Farr, incumbent U.S. Representative

Independent candidates

Advanced to general

• Ronald Paul Kabat, certified public accountant

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

Results

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.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• David Valadao, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Amanda Renteria, former chief of staff for Senator Debbie Stabenow^[54]

Eliminated in primary

• John Hernandez, chief executive officer of the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the general election candidate for this seat in 2012

Polling

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

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

David Valadao (R)

Organizations

• BIPAC^[8]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[27]

Amanda Renteria (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[28]
• EMILY's List^[55]

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 8, 2014

Polling

Poll 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.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Devin Nunes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• John Catano

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Suzanna Aguilera-Marreno, retired correctional captain

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Suzanna Aguilera-Marreno (D)

Organizations

• Progressive Democrats of America^[56]

Results

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.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Kevin McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Raul Garcia, farm worker

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Lois Capps, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Paul Coyne, businessman and bank manager^[57]
• Sandra Marshall, publisher community organizer

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Christopher Mitchum, former actor, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Bradley Allen, pediatric heart surgeon
• Justin Donald Fareed, cattle rancher and businessman
• Dale Francisco, Santa Barbara City Council Member
• Alexis Stuart, consultant and author

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Isakson, electronics engineer and businessman

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Lois Capps (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[23]

Christopher Mitchum (R)

Organizations

• Tea Party Express^[19]

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]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Steve Knight, state senator^[59]
• Tony Strickland, former state senator and general election candidate for the 26th District in 2012^[60]

Declined

• Peter Foy, Chairman of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors^[59][61]
• Buck McKeon, incumbent U.S. Representative^[58]
• George Runner, member of the State Board of Equalization and former state senator^[59][61]
• Cameron Smyth, former state assembly member and former mayor of Santa Clarita^[59][61]
• Scott Wilk, state assembly member^[59][61]

Democratic candidates

Eliminated in primary

• J. R. Puentes, Army veteran^[62]
• Lee Rogers, podiatrist and general election candidate for this seat in 2012^[63]
• Evan Thomas, test pilot and retired Air Force officer^[64]

Endorsements

Steve Knight (R)

State officials

• Steve Poizner, former California Insurance Commissioner^[65]

State legislators

• Connie Conway, Minority Leader of the California State Assembly^[65]
• Jean Fuller, state senator^[66]
• Sharon Runner, former state senator^[66]
• Cameron Smyth, former state assembly member^[66]
• Scott Wilk, state assembly member^[66]

Local officials

• Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor^[66]
• Glenn Becerra, Simi Valley City Councilman^[65]
• Laura Bettencourt, Palmdale City Councilwoman^[67]
• TimBen Boydston, Santa Clarita City Councilman^[65]
• Jim Cox, Mayor of Victorville^[65]
• Marvin Crist, Lancaster City Councilman^[65]
• Mike Dispenza, Palmdale City Councilman^[67]
• Curt Emick, Mayor of Apple Valley^[65]
• Peter Foy, Chairman of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors^[66]
• Steven Hofbauer, Palmdale City Councilman^[67]
• Sandra Johnson, Lancaster City Councilwoman^[65]
• Mike Judge, Simi Valley Councilman^[68]
• Tom Lackey, Mayor Pro Tem of Palmdale^[67]
• Jim Ledford, Mayor of Palmdale^[67]
• Richard Loa, former Palmdale City Councilman^[65]
• Ken Mann, Lancaster City Councilman^[65]
• Keith Mashburn, Simi Valley City Councilman^[65]
• Ryan McEachron, Victorville City Councilman^[65]
• George Runner, State Board of Equalization member^[66]
• Ed Sileo, former Lancaster City Councilman^[65]
• Thurston "Smitty" Smith, Mayor Pro Tem of Hesperia^[65]
• Steven Sojka, Simi Valley City Councilman
• Barb Stanton, Apple Valley Town Councilwoman^[65]
• Andy Visokey, former Lancaster City Councilman^[65]
• Laurene Weste, Santa Clarita City Councilwoman^[65]

Lee Rogers (D)

U.S. representatives

• Tony Cardenas, U.S. Representative (CA-29)^[69]
• Zoe Lofgren, U.S. Representative (CA-19)^[70]

Tony Strickland (R)

U.S. representatives

• Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district^[71][72]
• Buck McKeon, incumbent U.S. Representative^[58]
• Paul Ryan, Republican candidate for vice president in 2012^[73]
• Mac Thornberry, U.S. Congressman from Texas^[74]

State officials

• Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president in 2012^[75]

State legislators

• Nathan Fletcher, former Democratic California assemblyman^[76][77]

Organizations

• American Conservative Union PAC^[78]
• California Republican National Hispanic Assembly^[79]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[80]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[81]
• Young Republicans^[82]

Local officials

• Henry Hearns, former Mayor of Lancaster^[83]
• Bob Huber, Mayor of Simi Valley^[84]
• Rex Parris, Mayor of Lancaster^[84]
• Ron Smith, former Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff and current Lancaster Councilman^[83]

Individuals

• John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations^[85]
• Tom Del Beccaro, former chairman of the California Republican Party^[86]
• Arthur Laffer, economic adviser for President Ronald Reagan^[87]

Results

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

General election

Endorsements

Steve Knight (R)

State officials

• Steve Poizner, former California Insurance Commissioner^[65]

State legislators

• Connie Conway, Minority Leader of the California State Assembly^[65]
• Jean Fuller, state senator^[66]
• Sharon Runner, former state senator^[66]
• Cameron Smyth, former state assembly member^[66]
• Scott Wilk, state assembly member^[66]

Local officials

• Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor^[66]

Individuals

• Lee Rogers, podiatrist^[88]

Tony Strickland (R)

U.S. representatives

• Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district
• Buck McKeon, incumbent U.S. Representative^[58]
• Paul Ryan, Republican candidate for vice president in 2012
• Mac Thornberry, U.S. Congressman from Texas

State officials

• Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president in 2012

State legislators

• Nathan Fletcher, former Democratic California assemblyman

Organizations

• American Conservative Union
• California Republican National Hispanic Assembly
• Humane Society Legislative Fund
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Contender" Program^[9]
• United States Chamber of Commerce
• Young Republicans

Results

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.

Primary election

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]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Julia Brownley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Jeff Gorell, state assembly member

Eliminated in primary

• Rafael Alberto Dagnesses, business owner and entrepreneur

Withdrawn

• Tony Strickland, former state senator and general election candidate for this seat in 2012

Declined

• Jeff Suppan, MLB pitcher^[90]

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Douglas Kmiec, professor, author and diplomat

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results

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

General election

Endorsements

Julia Brownley (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[23]
• EMILY's List^[55]

Jeff Gorell (R)

Organizations

• BIPAC^[8]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[9]

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.

Primary election

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