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California's 11th Congressional District election, 2024

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California's 11th Congressional District
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: December 8, 2023
Primary: March 5, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in California
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
See also
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AllU.S. House districts, including the11th Congressional District of California, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024. The filing deadline was December 8, 2023.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of theU.S. House of Representatives in the119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.[1] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.[2] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections,click here.

In the2022 election in this district, the Democratic candidate won 84.0%-16.0%.Daily Kos calculated what the results of the2020 presidential election in this district would have been followingredistricting.Joe Biden (D) would have defeatedDonald Trump (R) 86.3%-11.7%.[3]

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 11

IncumbentNancy Pelosi defeatedBruce Lou in the general election for U.S. House California District 11 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi (D)
 
81.0
 
274,796
Image of Bruce Lou
Bruce Lou (R) Candidate Connection
 
19.0
 
64,315

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 339,111
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 11

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 11 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi (D)
 
73.3
 
138,285
Image of Bruce Lou
Bruce Lou (R) Candidate Connection
 
8.6
 
16,285
Image of Marjorie Mikels
Marjorie Mikels (D) Candidate Connection
 
5.0
 
9,363
Image of Bianca Von Krieg
Bianca Von Krieg (D)
 
4.0
 
7,634
Image of Jason Zeng
Jason Zeng (R)
 
3.5
 
6,607
Jason Boyce (D)
 
2.3
 
4,325
Larry Nichelson (R)
 
1.8
 
3,482
Eve Del Castello (R)
 
1.5
 
2,751

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Total votes: 188,732
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Candidate profiles

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Party:Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "My name is Bruce Lou. I was born and raised in the Bay Area to immigrant parents. I believe in hard work, family values, and the American dream. I am a business owner, UC Berkeley graduate, and Jeopardy! champion.I’ve watched as the United States has declined in the past two decades. We have failed to guarantee the American dream for ordinary people, yet we have devolved into a society hyper-focused on pushing certain ideologies rather than finding real solutions. We as a country are more divided than ever and our elected leaders seem to fuel division and hostility towards each other for politics sake.I am a young, passionate leader who represents the generation that will one day inherit this country. As a political newcomer, I am a fresh voice as opposed to Washington insiders who only have their own interests at heart. I am running as your common-sense candidate who will find sensible, practical solutions to the problems that we face. I put people above politics.My goal is to restore to America the values that I grew up with, and let people believe in the promise of this country that my parents came here for once again."


Key Messages

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Protect our fundamental freedoms. I believe in limited government that interferes as little as possible in our lives while maintaining peace and safety. I believe that the primary job of the government should be to preserve the freedoms enshrined in the Constitution, not be an all-encompassing nanny state. I support free speech, property rights, and lower government spending and taxation. While the government must provide certain basic services, I believe that people should be given as many choices as possible on how to live their lives as they see fit with as little government interference as possible.


All citizens must be treated equally under the law. When some groups are privileged over others, giving some more rights than others based on their identity, that violates the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. Whether this manifests itself in additional aid, unfair admissions and hiring practices, or unequal enforcement of the law, this is unconstitutional and morally repugnant. Certain groups do not get a free pass due to either historical injustices or because of existing socioeconomic inequality.


Politicians need to be held accountable for their actions. We now have a permanent class of politicians who are both unaware of the daily realities of life that common people face and indifferent to the fate of this country and its citizens. They live in a bubble and suffer no consequences for the decisions they make that impact millions. I propose term limits on Congress, voter-decided salaries, and a ban on insider trading. Additionally, politicians can be held accountable via consequences such as pay reductions when the economy goes into lockdown or crashes, stricter public disclosures on financial or business ties, and jail time for corruption or other betrayals of trust of the people.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 11 in 2024.

Voting information

See also:Voting in California

Election information inCalifornia: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 21, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 21, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: N/A by N/A
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Varies to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (PST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Protect our fundamental freedoms. I believe in limited government that interferes as little as possible in our lives while maintaining peace and safety. I believe that the primary job of the government should be to preserve the freedoms enshrined in the Constitution, not be an all-encompassing nanny state. I support free speech, property rights, and lower government spending and taxation. While the government must provide certain basic services, I believe that people should be given as many choices as possible on how to live their lives as they see fit with as little government interference as possible.

All citizens must be treated equally under the law. When some groups are privileged over others, giving some more rights than others based on their identity, that violates the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. Whether this manifests itself in additional aid, unfair admissions and hiring practices, or unequal enforcement of the law, this is unconstitutional and morally repugnant. Certain groups do not get a free pass due to either historical injustices or because of existing socioeconomic inequality.

Politicians need to be held accountable for their actions. We now have a permanent class of politicians who are both unaware of the daily realities of life that common people face and indifferent to the fate of this country and its citizens. They live in a bubble and suffer no consequences for the decisions they make that impact millions. I propose term limits on Congress, voter-decided salaries, and a ban on insider trading. Additionally, politicians can be held accountable via consequences such as pay reductions when the economy goes into lockdown or crashes, stricter public disclosures on financial or business ties, and jail time for corruption or other betrayals of trust of the people.
I care deeply about public safety. Especially here in San Francisco, crime is rampant, homelessness is omnipresent, and the drug crisis is out of control. A safe environment for people to live in is a prerequisite for a productive society.

The federal government can play a big role in solving these problems. We can fund police departments so they are equipped to deal with incidents that endanger public safety. Federal courts can prosecute criminal leaders and destroy organized crime rings at the top level. We can fight drug cartels poisoning our citizens through increased border security and federal agencies that stop the flow of drugs at the source.

I am also passionate about education for its role in shaping the values and ideals that the next generation will carry forward, thus shaping the future of our society.

In particular, I believe that education needs to be practical, instead of ideological. I believe that education should teach facts and critical thinking skills so that students can reach their own independent conclusions after evaluating the facts, and synthesize information to create their own theories. Students should not only be allowed to question their conclusions, but encouraged to.

Regrettably, schools nowadays teach students conclusions, and those who question the underlying processes or reasoning encounter repercussions. This has led to a generation of students who can’t think for themselves and rely on other people telling them the answer.

Integrity—means that representatives should have strong moral principles. Representatives will inevitably come under pressure, both from the opposition as well as from temptations like bribes. Representatives need to stand strong for their constituents' needs as well as against corruption.

Competence—representatives need to be able to get things done. Representatives need to be intelligent and of good judgment. We should not elect people who are unskilled and unknowledgeable.

Courage—inevitably, representatives will need to make a decision that is hard and requires sacrifice. The ability to withstand that pressure and make the right choice, even if it may result in criticism or setback, is crucial.

I would like to be remembered as someone who positively changed the lives of people. I would like the history books to remember me kindly. If I was known as the man who reformed the education system, or eliminated homelessness, I would think that would be an incredible legacy.

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” -Pericles

My first job was a history coach. I was a fresh high school graduate, but since I had won the National History Bowl earlier that year, I taught high schoolers the study of history and coached them to their own title in history competition.

I still have this job—it’s evolved into an elite history competition consulting service. I’ve evolved this humble venture into a business, have coached many students who’ve won a combined ten national titles, and it’s been going strong for almost a decade now.

A man is stranded on a desert island at sea. He prays to God for help.

“God, I’ve been a faithful worshiper for years. Please save me as I have honored you well for my whole life.”

God answers affirmatively with a thunderclap from the heavens.

After an hour, a speedboat passes by. There’s a man holding out a life buoy on it.

“Hey man, you look like you need some help! Jump on, I’m heading to shore!”

The man replies that he appreciates it but he will put his faith in God to save him.

The boat leaves, but a helicopter spots him soon after and throws down a ladder.

The man uses sign language to signal to the helicopter that he appreciates it but will continue to put his faith in God.

After the helicopter leaves, improbably, a pack of dolphins swims up to the island, and offers its back to the man, as if to say, “Get on. I will take you to safety.”

The man shakes his head once again and points skyward.

The island has no water, so the man perishes soon after.

When he gets to heaven he is furious.

“Why didn’t you save me, God? I trusted you, and you betrayed my faith!”

God answers, “What do you mean? I sent you the boat, the helicopter, the dolphins, but you didn’t take any of them, and here you are…”

Moral of the story: Even though we can put our faith in God and fate, the opportunities that are offered to us are the help that is sent to us. We need to make the most of those opportunities.

Abraham Lincoln once said, “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Lincoln knew a thing or two about internal division destroying the country, as he faced a country tearing itself apart during the Civil War.

The hostility that continues to worsen as people refuse to even have civil discourse with each other will be what ultimately destroys this country. If we are unable to see each other as fellow Americans and peacefully compromise to find solutions, we will be left without a nation at all.

America is a nation blessed with great natural and human resources. The only existential threat that we face is ourselves.

Without term limits, we have created a class of career politicians separated from the reality of how Americans live. They live in a bubble and only seek to further their own interests, and put their petty rivalries ahead of the welfare of the people. The ancient Romans had term limits because they understood this reality. We should enact term limits to make sure that politicians represent the people, and then once again become ordinary citizens. In short, term limits are a necessity for the protection of the people.
The only government without compromise is a dictatorship. Compromise is not only necessary, but desirable. Compromise is how we can achieve solutions that help the most number of people. With compromise, we can find the middle ground that works with this huge, diverse country.
California Republican Party

San Francisco Republican PartyLog Cabin Republicans of San FranciscoCalifornia Republican Assembly (CRA), San Francisco Peninsula ChapterEqual Rights for All PAC (ERFA PAC)Business and Housing Network (BAHN)

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Campaign finance

NamePartyReceipts*Disbursements**Cash on handDate
Nancy PelosiDemocratic Party$10,223,364$11,739,026$2,078,066 As of December 31, 2024
Jason BoyceDemocratic Party$0$0$0Data not available***
Marjorie MikelsDemocratic Party$10,000$10,000$0 As of June 28, 2024
Bianca Von KriegDemocratic Party$0$0$0Data not available***
Eve Del CastelloRepublican Party$0$0$0Data not available***
Bruce LouRepublican Party$208,131$208,131$0 As of December 31, 2024
Larry NichelsonRepublican Party$0$0$0Data not available***
Jason ZengRepublican Party$39,287$39,287$0 As of March 6, 2024

Source:Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

*According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
**According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also:Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets:The Cook Political Report,Inside Elections,Sabato's Crystal Ball, andDDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe andSolid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[4]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[5][6][7]

Race ratings: California's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
Race trackerRace ratings
November 5, 2024October 29, 2024October 22, 2024October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in California in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, clickhere.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
StateOfficePartySignatures requiredFiling feeFiling deadlineSource
CaliforniaU.S. HouseAll candidates40-60$1,740.00[8]12/8/2023Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also:Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in California.

California U.S. House primary competitiveness, 2014-2024
OfficeDistricts/
offices
SeatsOpen seatsCandidatesPossible primariesContested top-two primaries% of contested primariesIncumbents in contested primaries% of incumbents in contested primaries
202452527241524280.8%3680.0%
2022525252725252100.0%47100.0%
202053534262534788.7%3264.0%
201853532244534177.4%3976.5%
201653534202534075.5%3673.5%
201453536209533871.7%3268.1%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in California in 2024. Information below was calculated on 1/16/2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Two-hundred forty-one candidates filed to run for California's 52 U.S. House districts in 2024, including 125 Democrats, 88 Republicans, and 28 independent or minor party candidates. That’s 4.63 candidates per district. In 2022, the first election after the number of congressional districts in California decreased from 53 to 52 following the 2020 census, 5.2 candidates filed per district. In 2020, when the state still had 53 Congressional districts, 4.94 candidates filed per district. In 2018, 4.6 candidates filed.

The 241 candidates who ran in California in 2024 were the fewest total number of candidates since 2016, when 202 candidates ran. Forty-five incumbents—34 Democrats and 11 Republicans—ran for re-election. That was fewer than in 2022, when 47 incumbents ran. Six districts were open, one more than in 2022, and the most since 2014, when six districts were also open.

IncumbentsBarbara Lee (D-12th),Adam Schiff (D-30th), andKatie Porter (D-47th) ran for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. Incumbent Sen.Laphonza Butler (D) didn't run for re-election. IncumbentsGrace Napolitano (D-31st),Tony Cárdenas (D-29th), andAnna Eshoo (D-16th) retired from public office. One incumbent—Rep.Kevin McCarthy (R-20th)—left Congress before the end of his term. A special election was held to fill his seat before the general election.

Fifteen candidates—12 Democrats, two Republicans, and one nonpartisan—ran in the open 30th district, the most candidates running for a seat in 2024.

Forty-two primaries were contested, the fewest since 2018, when 41 were contested. All 52 primaries were contested in 2022, and 47 were in 2020. In California, which uses a top-two primary system, a primary is contested if more than two candidates file to run.

Incumbents ran in 35 of the 42 contested primaries. That’s lower than 2022, when 47 incumbents ran in contested primaries, but higher than every other year since 2014. In 2020, 32 incumbents faced contested primaries. Thirty-nine incumbents did so in 2018, 36 in 2016, and 32 in 2014.

Democratic candidates ran in every district. Republican candidates ran in every district except one—the 37th. Two Democrats, including incumbent Sydney Kamlage-Dove, one nonpartisan candidate, and one Peace and Freedom Party member ran in that district.

Partisan Voter Index

See also:The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, theCook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+37. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 37 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 11th the 5th most Democratic district nationally.[9]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled byDaily Kos.

2020 presidential results in California's 11th based on 2024 district lines
Joe BidenDemocratic PartyDonald TrumpRepublican Party
86.3%11.7%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also:Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.[10] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic BaselineDemocratic PartyRepublican BaselineRepublican PartyDifference
85.913.8D+72.0

Presidential voting history

See also:Presidential election in California, 2020

California presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 15Democratic wins
  • 15Republican wins
  • 1other win
Year1900190419081912191619201924192819321936194019441948195219561960196419681972197619801984198819921996200020042008201220162020
Winning PartyRRRP[11]DRRRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRDDDDDDDD
See also:Party control of California state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of California's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California
PartyU.S. SenateU.S. HouseTotal
Democratic24345
Republican099
Independent000
Vacancies000
Total25254

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in California's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in California, May 2024
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic PartyGavin Newsom
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic PartyEleni Kounalakis
Secretary of StateDemocratic PartyShirley Weber
Attorney GeneralDemocratic PartyRob Bonta

State legislature

California State Senate

PartyAs of February 2024
    Democratic Party32
    Republican Party8
    Other0
    Vacancies0
Total 40

California State Assembly

PartyAs of February 2024
    Democratic Party62
    Republican Party18
    Independent1
    Other0
    Vacancies0
Total 80

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

California Party Control: 1992-2024
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year929394959697989900010203040506070809101112131415161718192021222324
GovernorRRRRRRRDDDDDRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
SenateDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
AssemblyDDDSRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also:California's 11th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 11

IncumbentNancy Pelosi defeatedJohn Dennis in the general election for U.S. House California District 11 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi (D)
 
84.0
 
220,848
Image of John Dennis
John Dennis (R)
 
16.0
 
42,217

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Total votes: 263,065
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 11

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 11 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi (D)
 
71.7
 
133,798
Image of John Dennis
John Dennis (R)
 
10.7
 
20,054
Image of Shahid Buttar
Shahid Buttar (D) Candidate Connection
 
10.4
 
19,471
Eve Del Castello (R)
 
3.9
 
7,319
Image of Jeffrey Phillips
Jeffrey Phillips (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
3,595
Image of Bianca Von Krieg
Bianca Von Krieg (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
2,499

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 186,736
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2020

See also:California's 11th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 11

IncumbentMark DeSaulnier defeatedNisha Sharma in the general election for U.S. House California District 11 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark DeSaulnier
Mark DeSaulnier (D)
 
73.0
 
271,063
Image of Nisha Sharma
Nisha Sharma (R)
 
27.0
 
100,293

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Total votes: 371,356
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 11

IncumbentMark DeSaulnier andNisha Sharma defeatedMichael Ernest Kerr in the primary for U.S. House California District 11 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark DeSaulnier
Mark DeSaulnier (D)
 
71.2
 
151,544
Image of Nisha Sharma
Nisha Sharma (R)
 
21.4
 
45,606
Image of Michael Ernest Kerr
Michael Ernest Kerr (G) Candidate Connection
 
7.4
 
15,697

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Total votes: 212,847
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also:California's 11th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 11

IncumbentMark DeSaulnier defeatedJohn Fitzgerald in the general election for U.S. House California District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark DeSaulnier
Mark DeSaulnier (D)
 
74.1
 
204,369
Image of John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald (R)
 
25.9
 
71,312

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Total votes: 275,681
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 11

IncumbentMark DeSaulnier andJohn Fitzgerald defeatedDennis Lytton andChris Wood in the primary for U.S. House California District 11 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark DeSaulnier
Mark DeSaulnier (D)
 
68.3
 
107,115
Image of John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald (R)
 
23.1
 
36,279
Image of Dennis Lytton
Dennis Lytton (D)
 
5.5
 
8,695
Chris Wood (Independent)
 
3.1
 
4,789

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Total votes: 156,878
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  1. A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
  2. These figures include the seat of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned on Nov. 13, 2024, after winning re-election.
  3. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  4. Inside Electionsalso usesTiltratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  5. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  6. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  7. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  8. 2,000 signatures can be provided in lieu of the filing fee
  9. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  10. Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023
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