The Green Papers: California 2005 Off Year Elections
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Election House CD 5: Tuesday 8 March 2005
Special Election Runoff House CD 5: Tuesday 3 May 2005 (tentative date) (cancelled)
Special Election House CD 48: Tuesday 4 October 2005
Special Election Runoff House CD 48: Tuesday 6 December 2005
Electoral Votes:55(10.22% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:53(12.18% of 435)
2000 Census:33,930,798 (12.03% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):24,873,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):15,707,307
Capital:Sacramento
Tuesday 8 March 2005 polls close 8:00p PST (0400 UTC)
Tuesday 3 May 2005 (tentative date) polls close 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC)
Tuesday 4 October 2005 polls close 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC)
Tuesday 6 December 2005 polls close 8:00p PST (0400 UTC)
 

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California State and Local Government

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 109th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1   Democratic   Senator Dianne Feinstein
First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1992 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Pete Wilson (Republican): 7 January 1991- which John Seymour (Republican) had been appointed by Governor Pete Wilson (Republican) to fill, 10 January 1991];
Elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Class 3   Democratic   Senator Barbara Boxer
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

    Republican   Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
First elected: 2003
Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     (pending)
Possible candidates: State Treasurer Philip Angelides

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Democratic   Lieutenant Governor Cruz M. Bustamante
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

109th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
33 Democratic (33 Undetermined);
19 Republican (19 Undetermined);
1 Vacancy

CD 1   Democratic   Congressman C. Michael "Mike" Thompson
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 2   Republican   Congressman Wally Herger
First elected: 1986
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 3   Republican   Congressman Dan Lungren
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 4   Republican   Congressman John T. Doolittle
First elected: 1990
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 5
Seat up for election
  Democratic   Congressman Doris Matsui
First elected in a special election 8 March 2005
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 March 2005
Next regular election 7 November 2006
  Elected Democratic 56,175 68.18% Congressman Doris Matsui
Widow of Congressman Robert T. "Bob" Matsui who held this seat.
  Candidate Democratic 7,158 8.69% Julie Padilla
  Candidate Republican 6,559 7.96% John Thomas Flynn
  Candidate Republican 3,742 4.54% Serge A. Chernay
  Candidate Republican 2,591 3.14% Michael O'Brien
  Candidate Republican 1,753 2.13% Shane Singh
  Candidate Republican 1,124 1.36% Bruce Robert Stevens
  Candidate Green 976 1.18% Pat Driscoll
  Candidate Independent 916 1.11% Leonard Padilla
  Candidate Democratic 659 0.80% Charles "Carlos" Pineda, Jr.
  Candidate Libertarian 451 0.55% Gale Morgan
  Candidate Peace And Freedom 286 0.35% John C. Reiger
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.01% Lara Shapiro
Total 82,396 100.00%  
 

Doris Matsui, widow of Congressman Matsui, having received 68% of the 8 March 2005 vote is elected congressman.

If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the Tuesday 8 March 2005 election, that candidate is elected. If no candidate receives a majority, the top vote getter from each party will compete in a Tuesday 3 May 2005 runoff. Reference California Elections Code 10700-10707. Next regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2006.

On 11 January 2005, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a Tuesday 8 March 2005 Special Election to fill the House CD 5 Seat vacated upon the 1 January 2005 death of Congressman Robert T. "Bob" Matsui. Congressman Matsui, 63, passed away due to complications from Myelodysplastic Disorder (MDS), a rare stem cell disorder. He was first elected in 1978.


CD 6   Democratic   Congressman Lynn Woolsey
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 7   Democratic   Congressman George Miller
First elected: 1974
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 8   Democratic   Congressman Nancy Pelosi
First elected: 2 June 1987- in Special Election re: death of Congressman Sala Burton, 1 February 1987
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 9   Democratic   Congressman Barbara Lee
First elected: 7 April 1998- in Special Election re: resignation of Congressman Ronald Dellums, 6 February 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 10   Democratic   Congressman Ellen O. Tauscher
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 11   Republican   Congressman Richard W. Pombo
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 12   Democratic   Congressman Tom Lantos
First elected: 1980
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 13   Democratic   Congressman Fortney "Pete" Stark
First elected: 1972
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 14   Democratic   Congressman Anna G. Eshoo
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 15   Democratic   Congressman Michael M. "Mike" Honda
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 16   Democratic   Congressman Zoe Lofgren
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 17   Democratic   Congressman Sam Farr
First elected: 8 June 1993- in Special Election re: resignation of Congressman Leon Panetta, 21 January 1993
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 18   Democratic   Congressman Dennis A. Cardoza
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 19   Republican   Congressman George P. Radanovich
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 20   Democratic   Congressman Jim Costa
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 21   Republican   Congressman Devin Nunes
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 22   Republican   Congressman Bill Thomas
First elected: 1978
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 23   Democratic   Congressman Lois Capps
First elected: 10 March 1998- in Special Election re: death of Congressman Walter Capps, 28 October 1997
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 24   Republican   Congressman Elton Gallegly
First elected: 1986
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 25   Republican   Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 26   Republican   Congressman David Dreier
First elected: 1980
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 27   Democratic   Congressman Brad Sherman
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 28   Democratic   Congressman Howard L. Berman
First elected: 1982
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 29   Democratic   Congressman Adam B. Schiff
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 30   Democratic   Congressman Henry A. Waxman
First elected: 1974
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 31   Democratic   Congressman Xavier Becerra
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 32   Democratic   Congressman Hilda L. Solis
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 33   Democratic   Congressman Diane E. Watson
First elected: 5 June 2001- in a Special Election re: death of Congressman Julian Dixon, 8 December 2000.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 34   Democratic   Congressman Lucille Roybal-Allard
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 35   Democratic   Congressman Maxine Waters
First elected: 1990
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 36   Democratic   Congressman Jane Harman
Returned to House: 2000 (First elected: 1992 and served three terms before an unsuccessful race for the Democratic nomination for Governor, 1998)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 37   Democratic   Congressman Juanita Millender-McDonald
First elected: 26 March 1996- in Special Election re: the resignation of Congressman Walter Tucker, 15 December 1995
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 38   Democratic   Congressman Grace Flores Napolitano
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 39   Democratic   Congressman Linda T. Sanchez
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 40   Republican   Congressman Edward R. Royce
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 41   Republican   Congressman Jerry Lewis
First elected: 1978
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 42   Republican   Congressman Gary G. Miller
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 43   Democratic   Congressman Joe Baca
First elected: 16 November 1999- in Special Election re: death of Congressman George Brown, 15 July 1999
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 44   Republican   Congressman Ken Calvert
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 45   Republican   Congressman Mary Bono
First elected: 7 April 1998- in Special Election re: death of Congressman Sonny Bono, 5 January 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 46   Republican   Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
First elected: 1988
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 47   Democratic   Congressman Loretta Sanchez
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 48
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman John Campbell
First elected in a special election: 6 December 2005 (to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Christopher Cox who became Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 October 2005
  Elected Republican 45,719 44.60% John Campbell
Received 45.5% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election. Proceeds to 6 December runoff.
  Candidate Democratic 28,432 27.74% Steve Young
Received 8.7% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election. Proceeds to 6 December runoff.
  Candidate American Independent 25,979 25.34% Jim Gilchrist
Received 14.8% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election. Proceeds to 6 December runoff.
  Candidate Green 1,409 1.37% Béa Tiritilli
Received 0.9% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election. Proceeds to 6 December runoff.
  Candidate Libertarian 963 0.94% Bruce Cohen
Received 0.8% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election. Proceeds to 6 December runoff.
  Withdrawn Democratic     Bea Foster - withdrew
Received 3.2% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Democratic     John Graham - withdrew
Received 4.0% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Democratic     Tom Pallow - withdrew
Received 0.3% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Republican     Marilyn Brewer - withdrew
Received 17.1% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Republican     David R. Crouch - withdrew
Received 0.6% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Republican     John Kelly - withdrew
Received 1.2% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Republican     Scott MacCabe - withdrew
Received 0.4% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Republican     Guy E. Mailly - withdrew
Received 0.2% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Republican     Marsha A. Morris - withdrew
Received 0.4% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Republican     Marshall Samuel Sanders - withdrew
Received 0.1% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Republican     Edward A. Suppe - withdrew
Received 0.1% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Republican     Don Udall - withdrew
Received 1.6% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Write-in     D. Bruce Smith - withdrew
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Steven W. Blake
Received 0.0% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
  Withdrawn Write-in; (Republican)     Alan S. Gamson - withdrew
  Withdrawn Write-in; (Republican)     Delecia Holt - withdrew
Received 0.0% of the vote in the 4 October 2005 Special election.
Total 102,502 100.00%  
 

 
On 2 June 2005, President George W. Bush nominated Congressman Christopher Cox for the position of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Congressman Cox resigned from the U.S. House effective at the close of business 2 August and was sworn as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on 3 August 2005. Congressman Cox was first elected in 1988.

On 15 August 2005 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a special election.

If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the Tuesday 4 October 2005 election, that candidate is elected. If no candidate receives a majority, the top vote getter from each party will compete in a Tuesday 6 December 2005 runoff. Reference California Elections Code 10700-10707.

Since no candidate received a majority of the vote in the 4 October Special Primary, the top vote getter from each party will compete in a Tuesday 6 December 2005 runoff. Results of the 4 October Special Primary:

John Campbell (Republican) - 45.5%
Jim Gilchrist (American Independent) - 14.8%
Steve Young (Democrat) - 8.7%
Béa Tiritilli (Green) - 0.9%
Bruce Cohen (Libertarian) - 0.8%

Next regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2006.


CD 49   Republican   Congressman Darrell E. Issa
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 50   Republican   Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham
First elected: 1990
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Vacant Office - 28 November 2005: Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham (CA-CD 50) resigned resigned from the U.S. House after pleading guilty to Federal charges involving bribes, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion.
14 July 2005: Congressman Cunningham, who is under investigation for his activities with a defense contractor, announced that he will not seek re-election.

CD 51   Democratic   Congressman Bob Filner
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 52   Republican   Congressman Duncan Hunter
First elected: 1980
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

CD 53   Democratic   Congressman Susan A. Davis
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Republican   Secretary of State Bruce McPherson
March 2005: Appointed
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
 Democratic Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, who was first elected in 2002, resigned on Friday 4 March 2005. A state audit had found him negligent in administering federal election funds. In March 2005, former Republican State Senator Bruce McPherson was appointed to the position by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Mr. McPherson was confirmed by the State Legislature on 30 March 2005. Cathy Mitchell served as interim Secretary of State during the vacancy. The California Legislature has 90 days to either confirm or reject such appointments.

Controller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Democratic   Controller Steve Westly
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Democratic   Treasurer Philip Angelides
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Candidate for Governor in 2006

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Democratic   Attorney General Bill Lockyer
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Possible candidate for Treasurer in 2006
  Candidate Democratic     (pending)
Possible candidate: former Governor Jerry Brown

Insurance Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Democratic   Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi
First elected: 2002 (previously elected 1990)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    No Party Affiliation   Public Instruction Superintendent Jack T. O'Connell
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

  American Independent
  Democratic
  Green
  Independent
  Libertarian
  No Party Affiliation
  Not readily classifiable
  Peace And Freedom
  Reform
  Republican
  Socialist Party USA
  Write-in

2002-2010 Congressional Districts  2002-2010 CDs

CALIFORNIA
Congressional Districts re: Counties

California has 58 Counties and 53 Congressional Districts:
34 counties are wholly within a congressional district;
24 counties are divided among more than one congressional district.

NOTE: Congressional District numbers in boldface indicate CDs that are wholly contained within the county with which they are listed

 
County District(s)
Alameda CDs 9, 10, 11 & 13
Alpine CD 3
Amador CD 3
Butte CDs 2 & 4
Calaveras CD 3
Colusa CD 2
Contra Costa CDs 7, 10 & 11
Del Norte CD 1
El Dorado CD 4
Fresno CDs 18, 19, 20 & 21
Glenn CD 2
Humboldt CD 1
Imperial CD 51
Inyo CD 25
Kern CDs 20 & 22
Kings CD 20
Lake CD 1
Lassen CD 4
Los Angeles CDs 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42 & 46
Madera CDs 18 & 19
Marin CD 6
Mariposa CD 19
Mendocino CD 1
Merced CD 18
Modoc CD 4
Mono CD 25
Monterey CD 17
Napa CD 1
Nevada CD 4
Orange CDs 40, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48
Placer CD 4
Plumas CD 4
Riverside CDs 41, 44, 45 & 49
Sacramento CDs 3, 4, 5 & 10
San Benito CD 17
San Bernardino CDs 25, 26, 41, 42 & 43
San Diego CDs 49, 50, 51, 52 & 53
San Francisco (coterminous with the city of San Francisco) CDs 8 & 12
San Joaquin CDs 11 & 18
San Luis Obispo CDs 22 & 23
San Mateo CDs 12 & 14
Santa Barbara CDs 23 & 24
Santa Clara CDs 11, 14, 15 & 16
Santa Cruz CDs 14 & 17
Shasta CD 2
Sierra CD 4
Siskiyou CD 2
Solano CDs 3, 7 & 10
Sonoma CDs 1 & 6
Stanislaus CDs 18 & 19
Sutter CD 2
Tehama CD 2
Trinity CD 2
Tulare CD 21
Tuolumne CD 19
Ventura CDs 23 & 24
Yolo CDs 1 & 2
Yuba CD 2

 


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