The Green Papers: California 2007 Off Year Election
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Primary House CD 37: Tuesday 26 June 2007
Special General House CD 37: Tuesday 21 August 2007
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 26 June 2007 polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) to 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC).
Tuesday 21 August 2007 polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) to 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC).
 

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California State and Local Government

Tuesday 26 June 2007

California held a special election to fill the open U.S. House CD 37 seat vacated by the Sunday 22 April 2007 passing of Democratic Congressman Juanita Millender-McDonald.

Since no candidate received 50% of the vote + 1, a 21 August 2007 run-off election will be held between the top vote getter from each party.

  • Democrat: Laura Richardson 37.76%.
  • Republican: John M. Kanaley 7.64%.
  • Green: Daniel Abraham Brezenoff 1.21%
  • Libertarian: Herbert G. "Herb" Peters 1.08%.

Returns from an official source.

Tuesday 21 August 2007

Laura Richardson (Democrat) won the special runoff election to fill the open U.S. House CD 37 with 67.00% of the vote.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th 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; 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
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: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
• First elected in a special election: 2003; re-elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Raymond Garamendi
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
34 Democratic (34 Undetermined);
19 Republican (18 Undetermined, 1 Open)
CD 1
{map}		 Democratic Congressman C. Michael "Mike" Thompson
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 2
{map}		 Republican Congressman Walter William "Wally" Herger, Jr.
• First elected: 1986
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 3
{map}		 Republican Congressman Daniel E. "Dan" Lungren
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 4
{map}		 Republican Congressman John Taylor Doolittle
• First elected: 1990
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• 18 April 2007: media reports state that FBI agents have raided the home of Congressman John T. Doolittle as part of an investigation into the Jack Abramoff influence buying scandal.
CD 5
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Doris K. Matsui
• First elected in a special election 8 March 2005
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 6
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Lynn C. Woolsey
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 7
{map}		 Democratic Congressman George Miller
• First elected: 1974
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 8
{map}		 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 4 November 2008
CD 9
{map}		 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 4 November 2008
CD 10
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Ellen O. Tauscher
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 11
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Jerry McNerney
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 12
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Tom Lantos
• First elected: 1980
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 13
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Fortney "Pete" Stark
• First elected: 1972
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 14
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Anna G. Eshoo
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 15
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Michael M. "Mike" Honda
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 16
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Zoe Lofgren
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 17
{map}		 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 4 November 2008
CD 18
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Dennis A. Cardoza
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 19
{map}		 Republican Congressman George P. Radanovich
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 20
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Jim Costa
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 21
{map}		 Republican Congressman Devin Gerald Nunes
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 22
{map}		 Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 23
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Lois G. Capps
• First elected: 10 March 1998- in Special Election re: death of Congressman Walter Capps, 28 October 1997
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 24
{map}		 Republican Congressman Elton Gallegly
• First elected: 1986
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 25
{map}		 Republican Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 26
{map}		 Republican Congressman David Dreier
• First elected: 1980
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 27
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 28
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Howard L. Berman
• First elected: 1982
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 29
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Adam B. Schiff
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 30
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Henry A. Waxman
• First elected: 1974
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 31
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Xavier Becerra
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 32
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Hilda L. Solis
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 33
{map}		 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 4 November 2008
CD 34
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Lucille Roybal-Allard
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 35
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Maxine Waters
• First elected: 1990
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 36
{map}		 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 4 November 2008
CD 37
{map}
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Laura Richardson
• First elected in a special election to fill the vacancy resulting from the 22 April 2007 passing of Democratic Congressman Juanita Millender-McDonald: 21 August 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 21 August 2007
  Elected Democratic 15,559 67.00% Laura Richardson
• Received 37.76% in the 26 June primary. Top Democratic vote getter: Proceeded to and won the 21 August 2007 run-off.
• FEC: $524,442
  Candidate Republican 5,837 25.14% John M. Kanaley
• Received 7.64% in the 26 June primary. Top Republican vote getter: Proceeds to 21 August 2007 run-off.
  Candidate Green 1,274 5.49% Daniel Abraham Brezenoff
• Received 1.21% in the 26 June primary. Top and sole Green vote getter: Proceeds to 21 August 2007 run-off.
  Candidate Libertarian 538 2.32% Herbert G. "Herb" Peters
• Received 1.08% in the 26 June primary. Top and sole Libertarian vote getter: Proceeds to 21 August 2007 run-off.
  Candidate Write-in 12 0.05% Lee Davis
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Christopher Remple
    Democratic     Lee Davis - lost primary
• Received 0.62% in the 26 June primary.
    Democratic     Mervin Leon Evans - lost primary
• Received 0.09% in the 26 June primary.
    Democratic     Felicia Ford - lost primary
• Received 0.37% in the 26 June primary.
    Democratic     Bill Francisco Grisolia - lost primary
• Received 0.43% in the 26 June primary.
• FEC: $52,022
    Democratic     Peter Mathews - lost primary
• Received 3.53% in the 26 June primary.
• FEC: $60,491
    Democratic     Valerie J. McDonald - lost primary
• Received 9.39% in the 26 June primary. Mrs. McDonald is the daughter of the late Congressman Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald.
• FEC: $51,547
    Democratic     state Senator Jenny Oropeza - lost primary
• Received 31.31% in the 26 June primary. Party endorsed candidate.
• FEC: $388,690
    Democratic     George A. Parmer, Jr. - lost primary
• Received 0.75% in the 26 June primary.
• FEC: $2,292
    Democratic     Jeffrey S. "Jeff" Price - lost primary
• Received 0.44% in the 26 June primary.
    Democratic     Ed Wilson - lost primary
• Received 1.14% in the 26 June primary.
• FEC: $26,220
    Republican     Leroy Joseph "Bishop L. J." Guillory - lost primary
• Received 1.14% in the 26 June primary.
• FEC: $10,644
    Republican     Jeffrey "Lincoln" Leavitt - lost primary
• Received 1.18% in the 26 June primary.
    Republican     Teri Ramirez - lost primary
• Received 1.92% in the 26 June primary.
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic)     Albert Robles
Total 23,221 100.00%  
 

 
Democrat Laura Richardson won the 21 August 2007 run off with about 65% of the vote.

Returns from an official source.

 
On Tuesday 26 June 2007 California held a special election to fill the open U.S. House CD 37 seat vacated by the Sunday 22 April 2007 passing of Democratic Congressman Juanita Millender-McDonald.

Since no candidate received 50% of the vote + 1, a 21 August 2007 run-off election will be held between the top vote getter from each party.

  • Democrat: Laura Richardson 37.76%.
  • Republican: John M. Kanaley 7.64%.
  • Green: Daniel Abraham Brezenoff 1.21%
  • Libertarian: Herbert G. "Herb" Peters 1.08%.

Returns from an official source.

On Thursday 26 April 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a 26 June 2007 special election to fill this vacant seat. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote + 1, a run-off election will be held on 21 August 2007, between the top vote getters from each party. The filing deadline is 14 May 2007.

  • The date of the primary election is calculated by counting back eight Tuesdays or, if the eighth Tuesday is the day of or the day following a state holiday, the ninth Tuesday preceding the day of the general ("runoff") election at which the vacancy is to be filled.

Sunday 22 April 2007: We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Democratic Congressman Juanita Millender-McDonald who passed away today at the age of 68. She had had taken a leave of absence from Congress on 18 April after being diagnosed with cancer. She was first elected in a 26 March 1996 special election re: the resignation of Congressman Walter Tucker, 15 December 1995.

18 April 2007: Congressman Juanita Millender-McDonald, 68, has been diagnosed with cancer and has been granted a 4 to 6 week leave of absence from the U.S. House.

CD 38
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Grace Flores Napolitano
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 39
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Linda T. Sanchez
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 40
{map}		 Republican Congressman Edward R. "Ed" Royce
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 41
{map}		 Republican Congressman Jerry Lewis
• First elected: 1978
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• 2 June 2007: Unconfirmed media reports state that Congressman Lewis will not seek re-election in 2008. The rumors proved false when, in September 2007, the Congressman announced he will run for re-election.
CD 42
{map}		 Republican Congressman Gary G. Miller
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 43
{map}		 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 4 November 2008
CD 44
{map}		 Republican Congressman Ken Calvert
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 45
{map}		 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 4 November 2008
CD 46
{map}		 Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
• First elected: 1988
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 47
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Loretta Sanchez
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 48
{map}		 Republican Congressman John B. T. Campbell, III
• 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 November 2008
CD 49
{map}		 Republican Congressman Darrell Edward Issa
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 50
{map}		 Republican Congressman Brian Phillip Bilbray
• First elected 6 June 2006 in a special election to replace Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
CD 51
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Bob Filner
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
 On 20 August 2007 Congressman Filner was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after an altercation at Dulles Airport.
CD 52
{map}		 Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter
• First elected: 1980
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Running for President in 2008. On 22 March 2007 Congressman Hunter indicated he does not intend to seek re-election.
CD 53
{map}		 Democratic Congressman Susan A. Davis
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Secretary of State Debra Bowen
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Controller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Controller John Chiang
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Treasurer Bill Lockyer
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Attorney General Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr.
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Insurance Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  No Party Affiliation; (Democratic) Public Instruction Superintendent Jack T. O'Connell
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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If a candidate receives the majority of the vote (50% + 1) in the June primary, that candidate is elected. When no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the primary, the top two vote-getters participate in the November runoff election. (Section 4180)
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.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 42 incumbents, 2 candidates
 • Republican: 21 incumbents, 1 candidate
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
 • No Party Affiliation: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Write-in: 3 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
 

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