Elections and campaigns of Nancy Pelosi
Theelectoral history of Nancy Pelosi spans more than three decades, from the mid-1980s to the present. A member of theDemocratic Party in theUnited States ,Nancy Pelosi was first elected to theU.S. House of Representatives in a1987 special election , after the death of CongresswomanSala Burton that February. In the Democraticprimary , Pelosi defeated San Francisco SupervisorHarry Britt , considered the more progressive candidate, with 36 percent of the vote to his 32 percent.[ 1] Republican Harriet Ross, her closest competitor, by more than a 2–1 margin.[ 2]
Now in her 18th two-year term, Pelosi has enjoyed overwhelming voter support throughout her congressional career. Since 2013, she has representedCalifornia's 12th congressional district city and county of San Francisco . She initially represented the5th district redrawn after the1990 Census , the8th district House Democratic Party leader from 2003 to 2023, and sought election to the office ofSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives every two years during that time, of which four campaigns were successful.
U.S. House of Representatives [ edit ] 1987 special election [ edit ] California's 5th congressional district special election,1987 [ 3] [ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Nancy Pelosi 38,927 36.1 Democratic Harry Britt 35,008 32.5 Democratic William Maher 15,355 14.2 Democratic Doris M. Ward 6,498 6.0 Republican Harriet Ross 3,016 2.8 Democratic Carol Ruth Silver 2,896 2.7 Republican Jeff Smith 1,755 1.6 Republican Tom Spinosa 1,712 1.6 Republican Mike Garza 1,262 1.2 independent (politician) Karen Edwards 447 0.4 Libertarian Sam Grove 408 0.4 Peace and Freedom Theodore "Ted" Zuur 187 0.2 independent (politician) Catherine P. Sedwick 164 0.2 Democratic Brian Lantz 141 0.1 Total votes 107,776 100 Runoff election Democratic Nancy Pelosi 46,428 63.3 Republican Harriet Ross 22,478 30.7 independent (politician) Karen Edwards 1,602 2.2 Peace and Freedom Theodore "Ted" Zuur 1,105 1.5 Libertarian Sam Grove 1,007 1.4 independent (politician) Catherine P. Sedwick 659 0.9 Total votes 73,279 100
California's 12th congressional district election,2012 incumbent Source:[ 20] [ 21] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Nancy Pelosi* 89,446 74.9 Republican John Dennis 16,206 13.6 Green Barry Hermanson 6,398 5.4 Democratic David Peterson 3,756 3.1 Democratic Summer Shields 2,146 1.8 Democratic Americo Arturo Diaz 1,499 1.3 Total votes 119,451 100 General election Democratic Nancy Pelosi* 253,709 85.1 Republican John Dennis 44,478 14.9 Total votes 298,181 100
California's 12th congressional district election,2014 incumbent Source:[ 22] [ 23] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Nancy Pelosi* 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 Democratic Nancy Pelosi* 160,067 83.3 Republican John Dennis 32,197 16.7 Total votes 192,264 100.0
California's 12th congressional district election,2018 incumbent Source:Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Nancy Pelosi* 141,365 68.5 Republican Lisa Remmer 18,771 9.1 Democratic Shahid Buttar 17,597 8.5 Democratic Stephen Jaffe 12,114 5.9 Democratic Ryan A. Khojasteh 9,498 4.6 Green Barry Hermanson 4,217 2.0 No party preference Michael Goldstein 2,820 1.4 Total votes 206,382 100.0 General election Democratic Nancy Pelosi* 275,292 86.8 Republican Lisa Remmer 41,780 13.2 Total votes 317,072 100.0
California's 12th congressional district election,2020 incumbent Source:Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Nancy Pelosi *89,460 72.5 Democratic Shahid Buttar 15,645 12.7 Republican John Dennis 11,387 9.2 Republican Deanna Lorraine 2,653 2.1 Democratic Tom Gallagher 2,598 2.1 Democratic Agatha Bacelar 1,679 1.4 Total votes 123,422 100 General election Democratic Nancy Pelosi* 281,776 77.6 Democratic Shahid Buttar 81,174 22.4 Total votes 362,950 100
California's 11th congressional district 2022 Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)133,798 71.7 Republican John Dennis 20,054 10.7 Democratic Shahid Buttar 19,471 10.4 Republican Eve Del Castello 7,319 3.9 Democratic Jeffrey Phillips 3,595 1.9 Democratic Bianca Von Krieg 2,499 1.3 Total votes 186,736 100.0 General election Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)220,848 84.0 Republican John Dennis 42,217 16.0 Total votes 263,065 100.0
Primary results by precinct: Pelosi—40–50%
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California's 11th congressional district 2024 [ 24] [ 25] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)138,285 73.3 Republican Bruce Lou 16,285 8.6 Democratic Marjorie Mikels 9,363 5.0 Democratic Bianca Von Krieg 7,634 4.0 Republican Jason Zeng 6,607 3.5 Democratic Jason Boyce 4,325 2.3 Republican Larry Nichelson 3,482 1.8 Republican Eve Del Castello 2,751 1.5 Total votes 188,732 100.0 General election Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)274,796 81.0 Republican Bruce Lou 64,315 19.0 Total votes 339,111 100.0
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