The Green Papers: General Election 2005 |
109th Congress (2005-2006) House Seats by State |
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California 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 33 Democratic, 19 Republican, 1 Vacancy | |||||
CD 5 |
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 |
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Democratic | 56,175 | 68.18% | Congressman Doris Matsui Widow of Congressman Robert T. "Bob" Matsui who held this seat. |
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Democratic | 7,158 | 8.69% | Julie Padilla | ||
Republican | 6,559 | 7.96% | John Thomas Flynn | ||
Republican | 3,742 | 4.54% | Serge A. Chernay | ||
Republican | 2,591 | 3.14% | Michael O'Brien | ||
Republican | 1,753 | 2.13% | Shane Singh | ||
Republican | 1,124 | 1.36% | Bruce Robert Stevens | ||
Green | 976 | 1.18% | Pat Driscoll | ||
Independent | 916 | 1.11% | Leonard Padilla | ||
Democratic | 659 | 0.80% | Charles "Carlos" Pineda, Jr. | ||
Libertarian | 451 | 0.55% | Gale Morgan | ||
Peace And Freedom | 286 | 0.35% | John C. Reiger | ||
Write-in | 6 | 0.01% | Lara Shapiro | ||
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. | |||||
Total | 82,396 | 100.00% |
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. |
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