Electoral History
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1996 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |||
| Democratic | Ellen Tauscher | 137,726 | 48.7% | |||
| Republican | Bill Baker (incumbent) | 133,633 | 47.2% | |||
| Reform | John Place | 6,354 | 2.3% | |||
| Natural Law | Valerie Janlois | 3,047 | 1.0% | |||
| Libertarian | Gregory Lyon | 2,423 | 0.8% | |||
| Totals | 283,183 | 100.0% | ||||
| Voter turnout | % | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| United States House of Representatives elections, 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 127,134 | 53.46% | |
| Republican | Charles Ball | 103,299 | 43.44% | |
| Natural Law | Valerie Janlois | 3,941 | 1.66% | |
| Reform | John Place | 3,435 | 1.44% | |
| Totals | 237,809 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 160,429 | 52.7% | |
| Republican | Claude B. Hutchison, Jr. | 134,863 | 44.2% | |
| Natural Law | Valerie Janlois | 9,527 | 3.1% | |
| Totals | 304,819 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 123,481 | 75.6% | |
| Libertarian | Sonia E. Alonso Harden | 39,858 | 24.4% | |
| Totals | 163,339 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 182,750 | 65.8% | |
| Republican | Jeff Ketelson | 95,349 | 34.2% | |
| Totals | 278,099 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 130,859 | 66.5% | |
| Republican | Darcy Linn | 66,069 | 33.5% | |
| Republican | Jeff Ketelson (write-in) | 50 | 0.0% | |
| Totals | 196,978 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| United States House of Representatives elections, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ellen Tauscher (incumbent) | 192,226 | 65.1% | |
| Republican | Nicholas Gerber | 91,877 | 31.1% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene Ruyle | 11,062 | 3.8% | |
| Totals | 295,165 | 100.0% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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