2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with a primary election on June 3, 2014. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California, one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election.

Almost all seats in California retained their partisan control from the 2012 house elections. The sole exception was California's 31st congressional district, which flipped to the Democratic party. In that race, Pete Aguilar received 51.7% of the vote and defeated Paul Chabot.

Overview 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in CaliforniaPrimary election — June 3, 2014 Party Votes Percentage Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting Democratic 2,277,962 54.87% 100 56 51 Republican 1,731,361 41.71% 90 46 44 No party preference 116,429 2.80% 23 3 3 Green 9,243 0.22% 4 0 0 Libertarian 8,391 0.20% 5 0 0 Peace and Freedom 7,889 0.19% 4 1 1 American Independent 152 0.00% 2 0 0 Valid votes 4,151,424 93.05% — — — Invalid votes 309,922 6.95% — — — Totals 4,461,346 100.00% 227 106 — Voter turnout 25.17%

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in CaliforniaGeneral election — November 4, 2014 Party Votes Percentage Seats +/– Democratic 4,201,975 58.91% 39 1 Republican 2,816,312 39.49% 14 1 No party preference 104,813 1.47% 0 Peace and Freedom 9,192 0.13% 0 Valid votes 7,132,292 94.92% — — Invalid votes 381,680 5.08% — — Totals 7,513,972 100.00% 53 — Voter turnout 42.20%

By district Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California by district:

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 84,320 38.97% 132,052 61.03% 0 0.00% 216,372 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 163,124 74.99% 54,400 25.01% 0 0.00% 217,524 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 79,224 52.72% 71,036 47.28% 0 0.00% 150,260 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 0 0.00% 211,134 100.00% 0 0.00% 211,134 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 5 129,613 75.73% 0 0.00% 41,535 24.27% 171,148 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 6 97,008 72.69% 36,448 27.31% 0 0.00% 133,456 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 7 92,521 50.40% 91,066 49.60% 0 0.00% 183,587 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 8 37,056 32.35% 77,480 67.65% 0 0.00% 114,536 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 9 63,475 52.37% 57,729 47.63% 0 0.00% 121,204 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 10 55,123 43.85% 70,582 56.15% 0 0.00% 125,705 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 11 117,502 67.27% 57,160 32.73% 0 0.00% 174,662 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 12 160,067 83.25% 32,197 16.75% 0 0.00% 192,264 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 13 168,491 88.48% 21,940 11.52% 0 0.00% 190,431 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 14 114,389 76.70% 34,757 23.30% 0 0.00% 149,146 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 15 99,756 69.81% 43,150 30.19% 0 0.00% 142,906 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 16 46,277 50.73% 44,943 49.27% 0 0.00% 91,220 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 17 134,408 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 134,408 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 18 133,060 67.75% 63,326 32.25% 0 0.00% 196,386 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 19 127,788 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 127,788 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 20 106,034 75.18% 0 0.00% 35,010 24.82% 141,044 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 21 33,470 42.17% 45,907 57.83% 0 0.00% 79,377 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 22 37,289 27.96% 96,053 72.04% 0 0.00% 133,342 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 23 33,726 25.16% 100,317 74.84% 0 0.00% 134,043 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 24 103,228 51.93% 95,566 48.07% 0 0.00% 198,794 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 25 0 0.00% 114,072 100.00% 0 0.00% 114,072 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 26 87,176 51.33% 82,653 48.67% 0 0.00% 169,829 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 27 75,728 59.36% 51,852 40.64% 0 0.00% 127,580 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 28 91,996 76.50% 0 0.00% 28,268 23.50% 120,264 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 29 50,096 74.61% 17,045 25.39% 0 0.00% 67,141 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 30 86,568 65.64% 45,315 34.36% 0 0.00% 131,883 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 31 51,622 51.73% 48,162 48.27% 0 0.00% 99,784 100.0% Democratic gainDistrict 32 50,353 59.66% 34,053 40.34% 0 0.00% 84,406 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 33 108,331 59.19% 74,700 40.81% 0 0.00% 183,031 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 34 61,621 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 61,621 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 35 62,255 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 62,255 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 36 72,682 54.18% 61,457 45.82% 0 0.00% 134,139 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 37 96,787 84.28% 18,051 15.72% 0 0.00% 114,838 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 38 58,192 59.09% 40,288 40.91% 0 0.00% 98,480 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 39 41,906 31.46% 91,319 68.54% 0 0.00% 133,225 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 40 49,379 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 49,379 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 41 46,948 56.64% 35,936 43.36% 0 0.00% 82,884 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 42 38,850 34.26% 74,540 65.74% 0 0.00% 113,390 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 43 69,681 70.96% 28,521 29.04% 0 0.00% 98,202 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 44 59,670 86.65% 0 0.00% 9,192 13.35% 68,862 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 45 56,819 34.88% 106,083 65.12% 0 0.00% 162,902 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 46 49,738 59.70% 33,577 40.30% 0 0.00% 83,315 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 47 69,091 55.99% 54,309 44.01% 0 0.00% 123,400 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 48 62,713 35.88% 112,082 64.12% 0 0.00% 174,795 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 49 64,981 39.83% 98,161 60.17% 0 0.00% 163,142 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 50 45,302 28.80% 111,997 71.20% 0 0.00% 157,299 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 51 56,373 68.79% 25,577 31.21% 0 0.00% 81,950 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 52 98,826 51.59% 92,746 48.41% 0 0.00% 191,572 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 53 87,104 58.84% 60,940 41.16% 0 0.00% 148,044 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 4,067,737 57.03% 2,950,679 41.37% 114,005 1.60% 7,132,421 100.0%

Map key

This map displays the location of California's congressional districts during this election cycle, allowing the reader to cross-reference the location of each district.

District 1

The 1st district is based in inland Northern California and includes Chico and Redding. Incumbent Republican Doug LaMalfa, who had represented the 1st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election Republican candidates Advanced to general Doug LaMalfa, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary Gregory Cheadle, real estate broker and candidate for this seat in 2012

Withdrawn Dolores Lucero, former Shasta Lake Council member

Democratic candidates Advanced to general Heidi Hall, program manager for the state Department of Water Resources

Eliminated in primary Dan Levine, medical cannabis farmer

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

District 2

The 2nd district is based in California's North Coast and includes Eureka, San Rafael, Petaluma, and Ukiah. Incumbent Democrat Jared Huffman, who had represented the 2nd district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election Democratic candidates Advanced to general Jared Huffman, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary Andy Caffrey, sustainability conversion planner

Republican candidates Advanced to general Dale Mensing, supermarket cashier

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is based in north central California and includes Davis, Fairfield, and Yuba City. Incumbent Democrat John Garamendi, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election Democratic candidates Advanced to general John Garamendi, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican candidates Advanced to general Dan Logue, state assembly member

Declined Kim Vann, Colusa County Board of Supervisors member and general election candidate in 2012

Results

General election Endorsements

Polling Pollsource Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JohnGaramendi (D) DanLogue (R) UndecidedNew York Times/CBS News Battleground TrackerNew York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 292 ± 9.0% 51% 39% 9%Moore Information (R-Logue)Moore Information (R-Logue) September 23–24, 2014 400 ± 5.0% 45% 39% 16%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

District 4

The 4th district is based in east central California and includes Lake Tahoe, Roseville, and Yosemite National Park. Incumbent Republican Tom McClintock, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Primary election Republican candidates Advanced to general Tom McClintock, incumbent U.S. representative Art Moore, business executive and management consultant

Democratic candidates Withdrawn Kris Johnson

Independent candidates Eliminated in primary Jeffrey Gerlach, information technology analyst

Results

General election Campaign The first debate in the race took place on October 13, 2014.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Endorsements

Results

District 5

The 5th district is based in the North Bay and includes Napa, Santa Rosa, and Vallejo. Incumbent Democrat Mike Thompson, who had represented the 5th district since 2013 and previously represented the 1st district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election Democratic candidates Advanced to general Mike Thompson, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican candidates Withdrawn Stewart Cilley, accountant and candidate for this seat in 2012

Independent candidates Advanced to general James Hinton, former online poker player

Eliminated in primary Douglas Van Raam, landscaper

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

District 6

The 6th district is based in north central California and includes Sacramento. Incumbent Democrat Doris Matsui, who had represented the 6th district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election Democratic candidates Advanced to general Doris Matsui, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican candidates Advanced to general Joseph McCray Sr., retired military officer

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

District 7

The 7th district is based in north central California and includes eastern Sacramento County. Incumbent Democrat Ami Bera, who had represented the 7th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election Democratic candidates Advanced to general Ami Bera, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican candidates Advanced to general Doug Ose, former U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary Igor Birman, former chief of staff to Congressman Tom McClintock Elizabeth Emken, businesswoman, former nonprofit executive and candidate for the Senate in 2012

Libertarian candidates Eliminated in primary Douglas Tuma, retired civil engineer

Endorsements

Polling