California — 2000 Election Results

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Certified returns for every federal race in California in 2000, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 53 of 53 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.

President

Presidential electors — votes by party line

Party line	Votes	Share
Democratic	5,861,203	53.4%
Republican	4,567,429	41.7%
Green	418,707	3.8%
Libertarian	45,520	0.4%
Reform	44,987	0.4%
American Independent (Constitution Party candidate)	17,042	0.2%
Natural Law	10,934	0.1%
Total	10,965,822

The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2000 election page.

U.S. Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dianne Feinstein	Democrat	5,932,522	55.8%
Tom Campbell	Republican	3,886,853	36.6%
Medea Susan Benjamin	Green	326,828	3.1%
Gail Katherine Lightfoot	Libertarian	187,718	1.8%
Diane Beall Templin	American Independent	134,598	1.3%
Jose Luis ‘‘Joe’’ Camahort	Reform	96,552	0.9%
Brian M. Rees	Natural Law	58,537	0.6%
Total		10,623,608

U.S. House of Representatives

District 1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Thompson	Democrat	155,638	65.0%
Russel J. ‘‘Jim’’ Chase	Republican	66,987	28.0%
Cheryl Kreier	Natural Law	7,173	3.0%
Emil P. Rossi	Libertarian	6,376	2.7%
Pamela Elizondo	Reform	3,161	1.3%
Total		239,335

District 2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wally Herger	Republican	168,172	65.7%
Stan Morgan	Democrat	72,075	28.2%
John McDermott	Natural Law	8,910	3.5%
Charles R. Martin	Libertarian	6,699	2.6%
Total		255,856

District 3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Doug Ose	Republican	129,254	56.2%
Bob Kent	Democrat	93,067	40.4%
Douglas Arthur Tuma	Libertarian	5,227	2.3%
Channing E. Jones	Natural Law	2,634	1.1%
Total		230,182

District 4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John T. Doolittle	Republican	197,503	63.4%
Mark A. Norberg	Democrat	97,974	31.5%
William Fritz Frey	Libertarian	9,494	3.0%
Robert E. Ray	Natural Law	6,452	2.1%
Total		311,423

District 5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert T. Matsui	Democrat	147,025	68.7%
Kenneth J. Payne	Republican	55,945	26.1%
Ken Adams	Green	6,195	2.9%
Cullene Lang	Libertarian	2,919	1.4%
Charles Kersey	Natural Law	1,975	0.9%
Total		214,059

District 6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lynn C. Woolsey	Democrat	182,116	64.3%
Ken McAuliffe	Republican	80,169	28.3%
Justin ‘‘Justo’’ Moscoso	Green	13,248	4.7%
Richard O. Barton	Libertarian	4,691	1.7%
Alan Barreca	Natural Law	2,894	1.0%
Total		283,118

District 7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Miller	Democrat	159,692	76.5%
Christopher A. Hoffman	Republican	44,154	21.1%
Martin Sproul	Natural Law	4,943	2.4%
Total		208,789

District 8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nancy Pelosi	Democrat	181,847	84.4%
Adam Sparks	Republican	25,298	11.7%
Erik Bauman	Libertarian	5,645	2.6%
David L. Smithstein	Natural Law	2,638	1.2%
Total		215,428

District 9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barbara Lee	Democrat	182,352	85.0%
Arneze Washington	Republican	21,033	9.8%
Fred E. Foldvary	Libertarian	7,051	3.3%
Ellen Jefferds	Natural Law	4,214	2.0%
Total		214,650

District 10

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ellen O. Tauscher	Democrat	160,429	52.6%
Claude B. Hutchison, Jr.	Republican	134,863	44.2%
Valerie Irene Janlois	Natural Law	9,527	3.1%
Total		304,819

District 11

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard W. Pombo	Republican	120,635	57.8%
Tom Y. Santos	Democrat	79,539	38.1%
Kathryn A. Russow	Libertarian	5,036	2.4%
Jon A. Kurey	Natural Law	3,397	1.6%
Total		208,607

District 12

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Lantos	Democrat	158,404	74.5%
Mike Garza	Republican	44,162	20.8%
Barbara J. Less	Libertarian	6,431	3.0%
Rifkin Young	Natural Law	3,559	1.7%
Total		212,556

District 13

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Fortney Pete Stark	Democrat	129,012	70.4%
James R. ‘‘Jim’’ Goetz	Republican	44,499	24.3%
Howard Mora	Libertarian	4,623	2.5%
Tim Robert Hoehner	Natural Law	2,647	1.4%
Don J. Grundmann	American Independent	2,365	1.3%
Total		183,146

District 14

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anna G. Eshoo	Democrat	161,720	70.2%
Bill Quraishi	Republican	59,338	25.8%
Joseph W. Dehn III	Libertarian	4,715	2.0%
John Black	Natural Law	4,489	1.9%
Total		230,262

District 15

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Honda	Democrat	128,545	54.3%
Jim Cunneen	Republican	99,866	42.2%
Ed Leo Wimmers	Libertarian	4,820	2.0%
Douglas C. Gorney	Natural Law	3,591	1.5%
Total		236,822

District 16

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Zoe Lofgren	Democrat	115,118	72.1%
Horace ‘‘Gene’’ Thayn	Republican	37,213	23.3%
Dennis Michael Umphress	Libertarian	4,742	3.0%
Edward J. Klein	Natural Law	2,673	1.7%
Total		159,746

District 17

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Farr	Democrat	143,219	68.6%
Clint Engler	Republican	51,557	24.7%
E. Craig Coffin	Green	8,215	3.9%
Rick S. Garrett	Libertarian	2,510	1.2%
Lawrence Bruce Fenton	Reform	2,263	1.1%
Scott R. Hartley	Natural Law	996	0.5%
Total		208,760

District 18

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary A. Condit	Democrat	121,003	67.1%
Steve R. Wilson	Republican	56,465	31.3%
Page Roth Riskin	Natural Law	2,860	1.6%
Total		180,328

District 19

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Radanovich	Republican	144,517	64.9%
Daniel J. Rosenberg	Democrat	70,578	31.7%
Elizabeth Taylor	Libertarian	4,264	1.9%
Robert L. Miller	Natural Law	1,990	0.9%
Edmon V. Kaiser	American Independent	1,266	0.6%
Total		222,615

District 20

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Calvin M. Dooley	Democrat	66,235	52.3%
Rich Rodriguez	Republican	57,563	45.5%
Walter Kenneth Ruehlig	Natural Law	1,416	1.1%
Arnold Kriegbaum	Libertarian	1,320	1.0%
Total		126,534

District 21

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William M. Thomas	Republican	142,539	71.6%
Pedro ‘‘Pete’’ Martinez, Jr.	Democrat	49,318	24.8%
James RS Manion	Libertarian	7,243	3.6%
Total		199,100

District 22

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lois Capps	Democrat	135,538	53.1%
Mike Stoker	Republican	113,094	44.3%
Richard Porter	Reform	2,490	1.0%
Joe Furcinite	Libertarian	2,060	0.8%
J. Carlos Aguirre	Natural Law	1,888	0.7%
Total		255,070

District 23

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elton Gallegly	Republican	119,479	54.1%
Michael Case	Democrat	89,918	40.7%
Cary Bruce Savitch	Reform	6,473	2.9%
Roger Peebles	Libertarian	3,708	1.7%
Stephen P. Hospodar	Natural Law	1,456	0.7%
Total		221,034

District 24

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Brad Sherman	Democrat	155,398	66.0%
Jerry Doyle	Republican	70,169	29.8%
Juan Carlos Ros	Libertarian	6,966	3.0%
Michael Cuddehe	Natural Law	2,911	1.2%
Total		235,444

District 25

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon	Republican	138,628	62.2%
Sid Gold	Democrat	73,921	33.2%
Bruce R. Acker	Libertarian	7,219	3.2%
Mews Small	Natural Law	3,010	1.4%
Total		222,778

District 26

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Howard L. Berman	Democrat	96,500	84.1%
Bill Farley	Libertarian	13,052	11.4%
David L. Cossak	Natural Law	5,229	4.6%
Total		114,781

District 27

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adam B. Schiff	Democrat	113,708	52.7%
James E. Rogan	Republican	94,518	43.8%
Miriam R. Hospodar	Natural Law	3,873	1.8%
Ted Brown	Libertarian	3,675	1.7%
Total		215,774

District 28

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Dreier	Republican	116,557	56.8%
Janice M. Nelson	Democrat	81,804	39.9%
Randall G. Weissbuch	Libertarian	2,823	1.4%
Lawrence Allison	Natural Law	2,083	1.0%
Joe ‘‘Jay’’ Haytas	American Independent	1,932	0.9%
Total		205,199

District 29

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry A. Waxman	Democrat	180,295	75.7%
Jim Scileppi	Republican	45,784	19.2%
Jack Anderson	Libertarian	7,944	3.3%
Bruce Joseph Currivan	Natural Law	4,178	1.8%
Total		238,201

District 30

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Xavier Becerra	Democrat	83,223	83.3%
Tony Goss	Republican	11,788	11.8%
Jason E. Heath	Libertarian	2,858	2.9%
Gary D. Hearne	Natural Law	2,051	2.1%
Total		99,920

District 31

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hilda L. Solis	Democrat	89,600	79.4%
Krista Lieberg-Wong	Green	10,294	9.1%
Michael McGuire	Libertarian	7,138	6.3%
Richard D. Griffin	Natural Law	5,882	5.2%
Total		112,914

District 32

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julian C. Dixon	Democrat	137,447	83.5%
Kathy Williamson	Republican	19,924	12.1%
Bob Weber	Libertarian	3,875	2.4%
Rashied Jibri	Natural Law	3,281	2.0%
Total		164,527

District 33

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lucille Roybal-Allard	Democrat	60,510	84.5%
Wayne Miller	Republican	8,260	11.5%
Nathan Thomas Craddock	Libertarian	1,601	2.2%
Charles William Harpur	Natural Law	1,200	1.7%
Total		71,571

District 34

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Grace F. Napolitano	Democrat	105,980	71.3%
Robert Arthur Canales	Republican	33,445	22.5%
Julia F. Simon	Natural Law	9,262	6.2%
Total		148,687

District 35

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maxine Waters	Democrat	100,569	86.5%
Carl McGill	Republican	12,582	10.8%
Gordon Michael Mego	American Independent	1,911	1.6%
Rick Joseph Dunstan	Natural Law	1,153	1.0%
Total		116,215

District 36

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jane Harman	Democrat	115,651	48.4%
Steven T. Kuykendall	Republican	111,199	46.6%
Daniel R. Sherman	Libertarian	6,073	2.5%
John R. Konopka	Reform	3,549	1.5%
Matt Ornati	Natural Law	2,264	0.9%
Total		238,736

District 37

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Juanita Millender-McDonald	Democrat	93,269	82.3%
Vernon Van	Republican	12,762	11.3%
Margaret Glazer	Natural Law	4,094	3.6%
Herb Peters	Libertarian	3,150	2.8%
Total		113,275

District 38

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen Horn	Republican	87,266	48.4%
Gerrie Schipske	Democrat	85,498	47.5%
Karen Blasdell-Wilkinson	Natural Law	3,744	2.1%
Jack Neglia	Libertarian	3,614	2.0%
Total		180,122

District 39

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward R. Royce	Republican	129,294	62.9%
Gill G. Kanel	Democrat	64,398	31.3%
Ron Jevning	Natural Law	6,597	3.2%
Keith D. Gann	Libertarian	5,275	2.6%
Total		205,564

District 40

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry Lewis	Republican	151,069	79.9%
Frank N. Schmit	Natural Law	19,029	10.1%
Marion J. Lindberg	Libertarian	18,924	10.0%
Total		189,022

District 41

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gary G. Miller	Republican	104,695	58.9%
Rodolfo G. Favila	Democrat	66,361	37.4%
David F. Kramer	Natural Law	6,560	3.7%
Total		177,616

District 42

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joe Baca	Democrat	90,585	59.8%
Elia Pirozzi	Republican	53,239	35.1%
John S. Ballard	Libertarian	4,059	2.7%
Gwyn E. Hartley	Natural Law	3,694	2.4%
Total		151,577

District 43

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ken Calvert	Republican	140,201	73.7%
Bill Reed	Libertarian	29,755	15.6%
Nathaniel E. Adam	Natural Law	20,376	10.7%
Total		190,332

District 44

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mary Bono	Republican	123,738	59.2%
Ron Oden	Democrat	79,302	37.9%
Gene Smith	Reform	4,135	2.0%
Jim Meuer	Natural Law	2,012	1.0%
Total		209,187

District 45

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dana Rohrabacher	Republican	136,275	62.1%
Ted Crisell	Democrat	71,066	32.4%
Don F. Hull	Libertarian	8,409	3.8%
Constance Betton	Natural Law	3,635	1.7%
Total		219,385

District 46

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Loretta Sanchez	Democrat	70,381	60.2%
Gloria Matta Tuchman	Republican	40,928	35.0%
Richard B. Boddie	Libertarian	3,159	2.7%
Larry G. Engwall	Natural Law	2,440	2.1%
Total		116,908

District 47

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher Cox	Republican	181,365	65.6%
John L. Graham	Democrat	83,186	30.1%
David F. Nolan	Libertarian	8,081	2.9%
Jane E. Adam	Natural Law	3,769	1.4%
Total		276,401

District 48

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Darrell Issa	Republican	160,627	61.4%
Peter Kouvelis	Democrat	74,073	28.3%
Eddie Rose	Reform	11,240	4.3%
Sharon K. Miles	Natural Law	8,269	3.2%
Joe Michael Cobb	Libertarian	7,269	2.8%
Total		261,478

District 49

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Susan A. Davis	Democrat	113,400	49.6%
Brian P. Bilbray	Republican	105,515	46.2%
Doris Ball	Libertarian	6,526	2.9%
Tahir I. Bhatti	Natural Law	3,048	1.3%
Total		228,489

District 50

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bob Filner	Democrat	95,191	68.3%
Bob Divine	Republican	38,526	27.6%
David A. Willoughby	Libertarian	3,472	2.5%
LeeAnn S. Kendall	Natural Law	2,283	1.6%
Total		139,472

District 51

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Randy ‘‘Duke’’ Cunningham	Republican	172,291	64.3%
George ‘‘Jorge’’ Barraza	Democrat	81,408	30.4%
Daniel L. Muhe	Libertarian	7,159	2.7%
Eric Bourdette	Natural Law	6,941	2.6%
Total		267,799

District 52

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Duncan Hunter	Republican	131,345	64.7%
Craig Barkacs	Democrat	63,537	31.3%
Michael Benoit	Libertarian	5,995	3.0%
Robert A. Sherman	Natural Law	2,117	1.0%
Total		202,994

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2000 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.

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