Elections and campaigns of Nancy Pelosi
The electoral history of Nancy Pelosi spans more than three decades, from the mid-1980s to the present. A member of the Democratic Party in the United States, Nancy Pelosi was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a 1987 special election after the death of Congresswoman Sala Burton that February. In the Democratic primary, Pelosi defeated San Francisco Supervisor Harry Britt, considered the more progressive candidate, with 36 percent of the vote to his 32 percent.[1] In the subsequent runoff, she defeated 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 represented California's 12th congressional district, which consists of four-fifths of the city and county of San Francisco. She initially represented the 5th district (1987–1993), and then, when district boundaries were redrawn after the 1990 Census, the 8th district (1993–2013). She served as the House Democratic Party leader from 2003 to 2023, and sought election to the office of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives every two years during that time, of which four campaigns were successful.
U.S. House of Representatives
1987 special election
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 |
1988 election
1990 election
1992 election
1994 election
1996 election
1998 election
2000 election
2002 election
California's 8th congressional district election, 2002
* denotes incumbent Source:[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 127,684 | 79.6 |
| Republican | G. Michael German | 20,063 | 12.6 |
| Green | Jay Pond | 10,033 | 6.2 |
| Libertarian | Ira Spivack | 2,659 | 1.6 |
| independent (politician) | Deborah Liatos | 2 | 0.0 |
Total votes | 160,441 | 100 |
2004 election
2006 election
2008 election
California's 8th congressional district election, 2008
* denotes incumbent Source:[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 204,996 | 71.9 |
| independent (politician) | Cindy Sheehan | 46,118 | 16.2 |
| Republican | Dana Walsh | 27,614 | 9.7 |
| Libertarian | Philip Z. Berg | 6,504 | 2.2 |
| independent (politician) | Lea Sherman | 11 | 0.0 |
| independent (politician) | Michelle Wong Clay | 4 | 0.0 |
Total votes | 285,247 | 100 |
2010 election
2012 election
California's 12th congressional district election, 2012
* denotes 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 |
2014 election
California's 12th congressional district election, 2014
* denotes 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 |
2016 election
2018 election
California's 12th congressional district election, 2018
* denotes 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 |
2020 election
California's 12th congressional district election, 2020
* denotes 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 |
2022 election
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 |
Speaker of the House
2003 election
2005 election
2007 election
2009 election
2011 election
2013 election
2015 regular election
2015 special election
2017 election
2019 election
2021 election
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Not a member of the House at the time.[30]
- ^ a b Received a majority of the votes cast, and thus won the election, but failed to obtain a majority of the full membership (218).[30]
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