California's 6th congressional district

California's 6th congressional district
California's 6th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative	Ami Bera; D–Elk Grove
Population (2023)	747,786
Median household; income	$85,648
Ethnicity	47.2% White; 23.0% Hispanic; 12.0% Asian; 8.9% Black; 6.9% Two or more races; 2.0% other;
Cook PVI	D+7

California's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It is represented by Democrat Ami Bera.

Currently, the 6th district is entirely in Sacramento County and includes the north side of the city of Sacramento and its suburbs of Rancho Cordova, Citrus Heights, Rio Linda, Elverta, Arden-Arcade, Antelope, Foothill Farms, North Highlands, and most of Fair Oaks.^[1]

Prior to redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission of 2021, the district included the entire city of Sacramento and some of its suburbs. The district was represented by Democrat Doris Matsui.

Election results from statewide races

Year	U.S. President	U.S. Senator (Class 1)	U.S. Senator (Class 3)	Governor
1992	Clinton 55.8 - 23.5%^[4]	Feinstein 66.8 - 27.0%^[5]	Boxer 60.0 - 30.8%^[5]	—
1994	—	Feinstein 63.7 - 29.5%^[6]		Brown 51.8 - 44.2^[7]
1996	Clinton 56.9% - 28.6%^[8]	—	—	—
1998	—	—	Boxer 63.5 - 32.7%^[9]	Davis 66.7 - 27.8%^[10]
2000	Gore 61.9 - 30.1%^[11]	Feinstein 63.0 - 27.7%^[12]	—	—
2002	—	—	—	Davis 53.1 - 28.6%^[13]
2003	—	—	—	Recall: N No 64.0 - 36.0%^[14]^[15]
2003	—	—	—	Bustamante 44.3 - 33.1%
2004	Kerry 70.3 - 28.1%^[16]	—	Boxer 68.3 - 27.5%^[17]	—
2006	—	Feinstein 73.2 - 20.0%^[18]	—	Schwarzenegger 46.4 - 45.9%^[19]
2008	Obama 76.0 - 22.0%^[20]	—	—	—
2010	—	—	Boxer 66.9 - 28.1%^[21]	Brown 67.7 - 28.3%^[22]
2012	Obama 69.1 - 28.3%^[23]	Feinstein 71.3 - 28.7%^[24]	—	—
2014	—	—	—	Brown 72.7 - 27.3%^[25]
2016	Clinton 69.1 - 24.4%^[26]	—	Harris 67.2 - 32.8%^[27]	—
2018	—	Feinstein 56.6 - 43.4%^[28]	—	Newsom 69.4 - 30.6%^[29]
2020	Biden 70.3 - 27.2%^[30]	—	—	—
2021	—	—	—	Recall: N No 69.8 - 30.2%^[31]
2022	—	—	Padilla 57.0 - 43.0%	Newsom 54.4 - 45.6%^[32]

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
67	Sacramento	Sacramento	1,588,921

Sacramento County is split between this district and both the 3rd district and 7th district. The 6th and 3rd districts are partitioned by Latrobe Rd, Scott Rd, Deer Creek, Carson Creek, Nimbus Rd, E3 Highway, Illinois Ave, Madison Ave, Kenneth Ave, Wachtel Way, and Old Auburn Rd. The 6th and 7th districts are partitioned by the Sacramento River, American River, Fair Oaks Blvd, Watt Ave, Kiefer Blvd, Highway 16, Bradshaw Rd, Highway E2, and Stonehouse Dr. The 6th district takes in the north side of the city of Sacramento, the cities of Citrus Heights and Rancho Cordova, and the census-designated places Antelope, Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Elverta, Fair Oaks, Foothill Farms, Gold River, Mather, McClellan Park, North Highlands, La Riviera, Rosemont, and Rio Linda.

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

Sacramento – 524,943
Arden-Arcade – 94,659
Citrus Heights – 87,583
Carmichael – 79,793
Rancho Cordova – 79,332
North Highlands – 49,327
Antelope – 48,733
Foothill Farms – 33,121
Fair Oaks – 32,514
Rosemont – 23,510
Rio Linda – 15,944
La Riviera – 11,252

2,500 – 10,000 people

Gold River – 7,912
Elverta – 5,492
Mather – 4,698

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Dates	Cong ress(es)	Electoral history	Counties
District created March 4, 1885
Henry Markham (Pasadena)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	Elected in 1884. Retired.	1885–1893 Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura
William Vandever (San Buenaventura)	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	50th 51st	Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired.
William W. Bowers (San Diego)	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 7th district.
Marion Cannon (Ventura)	Populist	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892. Retired.	1893–1903 Los Angeles, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Ventura
James McLachlan (Pasadena)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
Charles A. Barlow (San Luis Obispo)	Populist	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.
Russell J. Waters (Los Angeles)	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	56th	Elected in 1898. Retired.
James McLachlan (Pasadena)	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	57th	Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 7th district.
James C. Needham (Modesto)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election.	1903–1913 Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus
Joseph R. Knowland (Alameda)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. Senate.	1903–1943 Alameda
John A. Elston (Berkeley)	Progressive	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Died.
John A. Elston (Berkeley)	Republican	March 4, 1917 – December 15, 1921	64th 65th 66th 67th
Vacant		December 15, 1921 – November 7, 1922	67th
James H. MacLafferty (Oakland)	Republican	November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1925	67th 68th	Elected to finish Knowland's term. Re-elected in 1922. Lost renomination.
Albert E. Carter (Oakland)	Republican	March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1945	69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election.
Albert E. Carter (Oakland)	Republican	March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1945	69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th		1943–1953 Alameda, Contra Costa
George P. Miller (Alameda)	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 8th district.	1943–1953 Alameda, Contra Costa
Robert Condon (Walnut Creek)	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955	83rd	Elected in 1952. Lost re-election.	1953–1963 Solano, Contra Costa
John F. Baldwin Jr. (Martinez)	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 14th district.	1953–1963 Solano, Contra Costa
William S. Mailliard (San Francisco)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – March 5, 1974	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Resigned to become U.S. Representative to the Organization of American States.	1963–1969 San Francisco
					1969–1973 Southeast Marin, western San Francisco
					1973–1983 Marin, western San Francisco
Vacant^[33]		March 5, 1974 – June 4, 1974	93rd
John Burton (San Francisco)	Democratic	June 4, 1974 – January 3, 1975	93rd	Elected to finish Mailliard's term. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Phillip Burton (San Francisco)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 5th district.	Most of San Francisco
Barbara Boxer (Greenbrae)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	1983–1993 Marin, eastern San Francisco, San Mateo (Daly City), far southwestern Solano, southern Sonoma
Lynn Woolsey (Petaluma)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired.	1993–2003 Marin and southern Sonoma
Lynn Woolsey (Petaluma)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th		2003–2013 Marin and southern Sonoma
Doris Matsui (Sacramento)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 7th district.	2013–2023 Portions of Sacramento and Yolo Counties, including the city of Sacramento
Ami Bera (Elk Grove)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2022.	2023–present: southern Sacramento County, part of Yolo County, and a tiny portion of Solano County, all of Sacramento south of the American River, including Downtown Sacramento, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Galt

Election results for members

1884

1884 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Markham	17,397	49.1
	Democratic	R. A. Del Valle	16,990	47.9
	Prohibition	Will D. Gould	821	2.3
	Populist	Isaac Kinley	237	0.7
Total votes			35,445	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

1886

1886 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Vandever	18,259	47.3
	Democratic	Joseph D. Lynch	18,204	47.1
	Prohibition	W. A. Harris	2,159	5.6
Total votes			38,622	100.0
	Republican hold

1888

1888 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Vandever (Incumbent)	35,406	52.5
	Democratic	Reel B. Terry	29,453	43.7
	Prohibition	J. G. Miller	2,375	3.5
	Know Nothing	Alfred Daggett	150	0.2
Total votes			67,384	100.0
	Republican hold

1890

1890 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William W. Bowers	33,522	51.1
	Democratic	W. J. Curtis	28,904	44.1
	Prohibition	O. R. Dougherty	3,130	4.8
Total votes			65,556	100.0
	Republican hold

1892

1892 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Populist	Marion Cannon	20,680	56.3
	Republican	Hervey Lindley	14,271	38.8
	Prohibition	O. R. Dougherty	1,805	4.9
Total votes			36,756	100.0
	Populist gain from Republican

1894

1894 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James McLachlan	18,746	44.3
	Democratic	George S. Patton	11,693	27.6
	Populist	W. C. Bowman	9,769	23.1
	Prohibition	J. E. McComas	2,120	5.0
Total votes			42,328	100.0
	Republican gain from Populist

1896

1896 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Populist	Charles A. Barlow	24,157	48.9
	Republican	James McLachlan (Incumbent)	23,494	47.6
	Prohibition	Henry Clay Needham	1,196	2.4
	Socialist Labor	Job Harriman	542	1.1
Total votes			49,389	100.0
	Populist gain from Republican

1898

1898 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell J. Waters	24,050	52.6
	Populist	Charles A. Barlow (Incumbent)	20,499	44.9
	Socialist Labor	James T. Van Ransselaer	1,132	2.5
Total votes			45,681	100.0
	Republican gain from Populist

1900

1900 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James McLachlan	27,081	51.8
	Democratic	William Graves	19,793	37.9
	Socialist	H. G. Wilshire	3,674	7.0
	Prohibition	James Campbell	1,693	3.2
Total votes			52,241	100.0
	Republican hold

1902

1902 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham (Incumbent)	17,268	53.5
	Democratic	Gaston M. Ashe	13,732	42.5
	Socialist	J. L. Cobb	815	2.5
	Prohibition	Joel H. Smith	466	1.4
Total votes			32,281	100.0
	Republican hold

1904

1904 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham (Incumbent)	18,828	55.1
	Democratic	William M. Conley	13,074	38.2
	Socialist	J. L. Cobb	1,537	4.5
	Prohibition	Joel H. Smith	740	2.2
Total votes			34,079	100.0
	Republican hold

1906

1906 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham (Incumbent)	18,928	55.6
	Democratic	Harry A. Greene	12,868	37.8
	Socialist	Richard Kirk	1,303	3.8
	Prohibition	Herman E. Burbank	964	2.8
Total votes			34,063	100.0
	Republican hold

1908

1908 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham (Incumbent)	21,323	52.0
	Democratic	Fred P. Feliz	15,868	38.7
	Socialist	W. M. Pattison	2,288	5.6
	Prohibition	James W. Webb	1,509	3.7
Total votes			40,988	100.0
	Republican hold

1910

1910 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James C. Needham (Incumbent)	19,717	47.3
	Democratic	A. L. Cowell	18,408	44.2
	Socialist	Richard Kirk	2,568	6.2
	Prohibition	Ira E. Surface	951	2.3
Total votes			41,644	100.0
	Republican hold

1912

1912 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland (Incumbent)	35,219	53.7
	Socialist	J. Stitt Wilson	26,234	40.0
	Democratic	Hiram A. Luttrell	4,135	6.3
Total votes			65,588	100.0
	Republican hold

1914

1914 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	%
	Progressive	John A. Elston	44.4
	Republican	George H. Derrick	37.7
	Socialist	Howard H. Caldwell	13.9
	Prohibition	Harlow E. Wolcott	3.9
Total votes			100.0
	Progressive gain from Republican

1916

1916 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John A. Elston (Incumbent)	56,520	64.6
	Democratic	H. Avery Whitney	19,787	22.6
	Socialist	Luella Twining	7,588	8.7
	Prohibition	Harlow E. Wolcott	3,605	4.1
Total votes			87,500	100.0
	Republican hold

1918

1918 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John A. Elston (Incumbent)	59,082	88.4
	Socialist	Luella Twining	7,721	11.6
Total votes			66,803	100.0
	Republican hold

1920

1920 United States House of Representatives elections^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John A. Elston (Incumbent)	75,610	83.3
	Democratic	Maynard Shipley	15,151	16.7
Total votes			90,761	100.0
	Republican hold

1922 (Special)

1922 Special election^[35]
Candidate	Votes	%
James H. MacLafferty		68.4
Hugh W. Brunk		31.6
Total votes		100.0
Voter turnout	%

1922

1922 United States House of Representatives elections^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James H. MacLafferty (Incumbent)	59,858	66.4
	Democratic	Hugh W. Brunk	22,711	25.2
	Socialist	Elvina S. Beals	7,616	8.4
Total votes			90,185	100.0
	Republican hold

1924

1924 United States House of Representatives elections^[37]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter	68,547	57.5
	Independent	John L. Davie	42,873	35.9
	Socialist	Herbert L. Coggins	7,858	6.6
Total votes			119,278	100.0
	Republican hold

1926

1926 United States House of Representatives elections^[38]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (Incumbent)	91,995	100.0
	Republican hold

1928

1928 United States House of Representatives elections^[39]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (Incumbent)	113,579	100.0
	Republican hold

1930

1930 United States House of Representatives elections^[40]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (Incumbent)	110,190	100.0
	Republican hold

1932

1932 United States House of Representatives elections^[41]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (Incumbent)	75,528	100.0
	Republican hold

1934

1934 United States House of Representatives elections^[42]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (Incumbent)	93,213	100.0
	Republican hold

1936

1936 United States House of Representatives elections^[43]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (Incumbent)	103,712	91.0
	Socialist	Clarence E. Rust	8,247	7.2
	Communist	Lloyd L. Harris	2,021	1.8
Total votes			113,980	100.0
	Republican hold

1938

1938 United States House of Representatives elections^[44]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (Incumbent)	118,632	94.4
	Communist	Dave L. Saunders	7,015	5.6
Total votes			125,647	100.0
	Republican hold

1940

1940 United States House of Representatives elections^[45]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (Incumbent)	131,584	96
	Communist	Clarence Paton	5,426	4
Total votes			137,010	100
	Republican hold

1942

1942 United States House of Representatives elections^[46]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (Incumbent)	108,585	92.6
	Communist	Clarence Paton	8,532	7.3
	No party	William H. Hollander (write-in)	185	0.1
Total votes			117,302	100.0
	Republican hold

1944

1944 United States House of Representatives elections^[47]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Paul Miller	104,441	52
	Republican	Albert E. Carter (Incumbent)	96,395	48
Total votes			200,836	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1946

1946 United States House of Representatives elections^[48]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George P. Miller (Incumbent)	118,548	100.0
	Democratic hold

1948

1948 United States House of Representatives elections^[49]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George P. Miller (Incumbent)	194,985	100.0
	Democratic hold

1950

1950 United States House of Representatives elections^[50]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George P. Miller (Incumbent)	192,342	100.0
	Democratic hold

1952

1952 United States House of Representatives elections^[51]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Condon	87,768	50.6
	Republican	John F. Baldwin Jr.	85,756	49.4
Total votes			173,524	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

1954

1954 United States House of Representatives elections^[52]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John F. Baldwin Jr.	72,336	50.9
	Democratic	Robert Condon (Incumbent)	69,776	49.1
Total votes			142,112	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

1956

1956 United States House of Representatives elections^[53]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent)	98,683	53.7
	Democratic	H. Roberts Quinney	84,965	46.3
Total votes			183,648	100.0
	Republican hold

1958

1958 United States House of Representatives elections^[54]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent)	92,669	51
	Democratic	Howard H. Jewel	89,192	49
Total votes			181,861	100
	Republican hold

1960

1960 United States House of Representatives elections^[55]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John F. Baldwin Jr. (Incumbent)	128,418	58.7
	Democratic	Douglas R. Page	90,260	41.3
Total votes			218,678	100.0
	Republican hold

1962

1962 United States House of Representatives elections^[56]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Mailliard (Incumbent)	105,762	58.7
	Democratic	John A. O'Connell	74,429	41.3
Total votes			180,191	100.0
	Republican hold

1964

1964 United States House of Representatives elections^[57]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Mailliard (Incumbent)	125,869	63.6
	Democratic	Thomas P. O'Toole	71,894	36.3
Total votes			197,763	100.0
	Republican hold

1966

1966 United States House of Representatives elections^[58]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Mailliard (Incumbent)	132,506	76.6
	Democratic	Le Rue Grim	40,514	23.4
Total votes			173,020	100.0
	Republican hold

1968

1968 United States House of Representatives elections^[59]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Mailliard (Incumbent)	140,071	72.8
	Democratic	Phillip Drath	52,433	27.2
Total votes			192,504	100.0
	Republican hold

1970

1970 United States House of Representatives elections^[60]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Mailliard (Incumbent)	96,393	53.3
	Democratic	Russell R. Miller	84,255	46.6
Total votes			180,648	100.0
	Republican hold

1972

1972 United States House of Representatives elections^[61]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Mailliard (Incumbent)	118,197	52.0
	Democratic	Roger Boas	108,934	48.0
Total votes			227,131	100.0
	Republican hold

1974 (Special)

1974 Special election^[62]
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	John Burton	50.0
	Republican	Thomas Caylor	21.1
	Democratic	Terrence "T.V." McGuire	8.7
	Republican	Jean Wall	5.8
	Republican	Sean McCarthy	5.3
	Democratic	Alan F. Reeves	4.1
	Republican	Wesley Wilkes	2.7
	Democratic	Leslie Alan Grant	2.1
Total votes			100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

1974

1974 United States House of Representatives elections^[63]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phillip Burton	84,585	71.3
	Republican	Tom Spinosa	25,721	21.7
	Peace and Freedom	Emily Siegel	4,753	4.0
	American Independent	Carl Richard Davis	3,456	2.9
Total votes			118,515	100.0
	Democratic hold

1976

1976 United States House of Representatives elections^[64]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phillip Burton (Incumbent)	86,493	66.1
	Republican	Tom Spinosa	35,359	27.0
	Peace and Freedom	Emily Siegel	6,570	5.0
	American Independent	Raymond O. Heaps	2,494	1.9
Total votes			130,916	100.0
	Democratic hold

1978

1978 United States House of Representatives elections^[65]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phillip Burton (Incumbent)	81,801	68.3
	Republican	Tom Spinosa	33,515	27.9
	American Independent	Raymond O. Heaps	4,452	3.7
Total votes			119,768	100.0
	Democratic hold

1980

1980 United States House of Representatives elections^[66]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phillip Burton (Incumbent)	93,400	69.3
	Republican	Tom Spinosa	34,500	25.6
	Libertarian	Roy Childs	6,750	5.0
Total votes			134,650	100.0
	Democratic hold

1982

1982 United States House of Representatives elections^[67]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Boxer	96,379	52.3
	Republican	Dennis McQuaid	82,128	44.6
	Libertarian	Howard Crieghton	3,191	1.7
	Peace and Freedom	Timothy-Allen Albertson	2,366	1.3
Total votes			184,064	100.0
	Democratic hold

1984

1984 United States House of Representatives elections^[68]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Boxer (Incumbent)	162,511	67.9
	Republican	Douglas Binderup	71,011	29.7
	Libertarian	Howard Crieghton	5,574	2.3
Total votes			239,096	100.0
	Democratic hold

1986

1986 United States House of Representatives elections^[69]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Boxer (Incumbent)	142,946	73.8
	Republican	Franklin Ernst III	50,606	26.1
Total votes			193,552	100.0
	Democratic hold

1988

1988 United States House of Representatives elections^[70]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Boxer (Incumbent)	176,645	73.3
	Republican	William Steinmetz	64,174	26.6
Total votes			240,819	100.0
	Democratic hold

1990

1990 United States House of Representatives elections^[71]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Boxer (Incumbent)	137,306	68.1
	Republican	Bill Boerum	64,402	31.9
Total votes			201,708	100.0
	Democratic hold

1992

1992 United States House of Representatives elections^[72]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey	190,322	65.2
	Republican	Bill Filante	98,171	33.6
	No party	Write-in	3,293	1.1
Total votes			291,786	100.0
	Democratic hold

1994

1994 United States House of Representatives elections^[73]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey (Incumbent)	137,642	58.1
	Republican	Michael J. Nugent	88,940	37.5
	Libertarian	Louis Beary	6,203	2.6
	Peace and Freedom	Ernest K. Jones Jr.	4,055	1.7
Total votes			236,840	100.0
	Democratic hold

1996

1996 United States House of Representatives elections^[74]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey (Incumbent)	156,958	61.6
	Republican	Duane C. Hughes	86,278	33.8
	Peace and Freedom	Ernest K. Jones Jr.	6,459	2.5
	Natural Law	Bruce Kendall	5,240	2.1
Total votes			254,935	100.0
	Democratic hold

1998

1998 United States House of Representatives elections^[75]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey (Incumbent)	158,446	68.0
	Republican	Ken McAuliffe	69,295	29.7
	Natural Law	Alan R. Barreca	5,240	2.2
Total votes			232,981	100.0
	Democratic hold

2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections^[76]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey (Incumbent)	182,166	64.3
	Republican	Ken McAuliffe	80,169	28.3
	Green	Justin Moscoso	13,248	4.7
	Libertarian	Richard O. Barton	4,691	1.9
	Natural Law	Alan R. Barreca	2,894	1.1
Total votes			283,118	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections^[77]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey (Incumbent)	139,750	66.7
	Republican	Paul L. Erickson	62,052	29.7
	Libertarian	Richard O. Barton	4,936	2.3
	Reform	Jeff Rainforth	2,825	1.3
Total votes			209,563	100.0
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections^[78]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey (Incumbent)	226,423	72.7
	Republican	Paul L. Erickson	85,244	27.3
Total votes			311,667	100.0
	Democratic hold

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections^[79]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey (Incumbent)	173,190	70.3
	Republican	Todd Hooper	64,405	26.1
	Libertarian	Richard W. Friesen	9,028	3.6
Total votes			246,623	100.0
	Democratic hold

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections^[80]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey (Incumbent)	229,672	71.7
	Republican	Mike Halliwell	77,073	24.1
	Libertarian	Joel R. Smolen	13,617	4.2
Total votes			320,362	100.0
	Democratic hold

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections^[81]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey (Incumbent)	172,216	66
	Republican	Jim Judd	77,361	30
	Peace and Freedom	Eugene E. Ruyle	5,915	2%
	Libertarian	Joel R. Smolen	5,660	2%
Total votes			261,152	100
	Democratic hold

2012

United States House of Representatives elections, 2012^[82]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (Incumbent)	160,667	75.1%
	Republican	Joseph Mc Cray, Sr.	53,406	24.9%
Total votes			214,073	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2014

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014^[83]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (Incumbent)	97,008	72.7%
	Republican	Joseph McCray Sr.	36,448	27.3%
Total votes			133,456	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2016

United States House of Representatives elections, 2016^[84]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (Incumbent)	177,565	75.4%
	Republican	Robert Evans	57,848	24.6%
Total votes			235,413	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (Incumbent)	162,411	80.4
	Democratic	Jrmar Jefferson	39,528	19.6
Total votes			201,939	100.00
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	229,648	73.3
	Republican	Chris Bish	83,466	26.7
Total votes			313,114	100.0
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	121,058	55.9
	Republican	Tamika Hamilton	95,325	44.1
Total votes			216,383	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b "CA 2022 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. January 4, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ "2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) District Map". Cook PVI. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
^ Supplement to the statement of the vote ca.gov
^ ^a ^b Supplement to the statement of the vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). September 29, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). September 29, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Statement of Vote (2000 President)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2007.
^ "Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2007.
^ "Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2010.
^ "Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011.
^ "Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011.
^ "Statement of Vote (2004 President)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2010.
^ "Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011.
^ "Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011.
^ "Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011.
^ "California Secretary of State. Supplement to the Statement of Vote. President. Counties by Congressional District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2010.
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov
^ "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012". Dailykos.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
^ "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov Retrieved June 30, 2023
^ There was a vacancy between the resignation of Mailliard and the appointment of Burton.
^ "1920 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "JoinCalifornia - 11-07-1922 Election". www.joincalifornia.com.
^ "1922 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "1924 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "1926 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "1928 election results" (PDF).
^ "1930 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "1932 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "1934 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "1936 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "1938 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "1940 election results" (PDF).
^ "1942 election results" (PDF).
^ "1944 election results" (PDF).
^ "1946 election results" (PDF).
^ "1948 election results" (PDF).
^ "1950 election results" (PDF).
^ "1952 election results" (PDF).
^ "1954 election results" (PDF).
^ "1956 election results" (PDF).
^ 1958 election results
^ "1960 election results" (PDF).
^ "1962 election results" (PDF).
^ "1964 election results" (PDF).
^ "1966 election results" (PDF).
^ "1968 election results" (PDF).
^ "1970 election results" (PDF).
^ "1972 election results" (PDF).
^ "JoinCalifornia - 06-04-1974 Election". www.joincalifornia.com.
^ "1974 election results" (PDF).
^ "1976 election results" (PDF).
^ "1978 election results" (PDF).
^ 1980 election results
^ "1982 election results" (PDF).
^ 1984 election results
^ "1986 election results" (PDF).
^ 1988 election results
^ 1990 election results
^ 1992 election results
^ 1994 election results
^ 1996 election results
^ 1998 election results
^ 2000 election results
^ "2002 election results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2009.
^ "2004 election results" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2006 election results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2008.
^ "California Secretary of State. 2008 election results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2008.
^ "House Results Map". The New York Times.
^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/06-sov-summary.xls
^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/xls/06-summary.xls
^ https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/csv-candidates.xls

External links

GovTrack.us: California's 6th congressional district
RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions (out of date)
California Voter Foundation map - CD06 (out of date)

38°34′N 121°28′W / 38.56°N 121.47°W / 38.56; -121.47

[dra-1] "CA 2022 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. January 4, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

[2] "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[3] "2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) District Map". Cook PVI. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[4] Supplement to the statement of the vote ca.gov

[auto-5] Supplement to the statement of the vote ca.gov

[6] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[7] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[8] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[9] "Archived copy" (PDF). September 29, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[10] "Archived copy" (PDF). September 29, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[11] "Statement of Vote (2000 President)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2007.

[12] "Statement of Vote (2000 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2007.

[13] "Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2010.

[14] "Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011.

[15] "Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011.

[16] "Statement of Vote (2004 President)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2010.

[17] "Statement of Vote (2004 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011.

[18] "Statement of Vote (2006 Senator)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011.

[19] "Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011.

[20] "California Secretary of State. Supplement to the Statement of Vote. President. Counties by Congressional District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2010.

[21] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[22] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[23] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[24] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[25] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[26] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[27] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[28] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[29] Supplement to the statement of vote ca.gov

[30] "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012". Dailykos.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2022.

[31] "Counties by Congressional District for Recall Question" (PDF). sos.ca.gov. September 14, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

[32] Supplement to the Statement of Vote ca.gov Retrieved June 30, 2023

[33] There was a vacancy between the resignation of Mailliard and the appointment of Burton.

[34] "1920 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[35] "JoinCalifornia - 11-07-1922 Election". www.joincalifornia.com.

[36] "1922 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[37] "1924 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[38] "1926 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[39] "1928 election results" (PDF).

[40] "1930 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[41] "1932 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[42] "1934 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[43] "1936 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[44] "1938 election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[45] "1940 election results" (PDF).

[46] "1942 election results" (PDF).

[47] "1944 election results" (PDF).

[48] "1946 election results" (PDF).

[49] "1948 election results" (PDF).

[50] "1950 election results" (PDF).

[51] "1952 election results" (PDF).

[52] "1954 election results" (PDF).

[53] "1956 election results" (PDF).

[54] 1958 election results

[55] "1960 election results" (PDF).

[56] "1962 election results" (PDF).

[57] "1964 election results" (PDF).

[58] "1966 election results" (PDF).

[59] "1968 election results" (PDF).

[60] "1970 election results" (PDF).

[61] "1972 election results" (PDF).

[62] "JoinCalifornia - 06-04-1974 Election". www.joincalifornia.com.

[63] "1974 election results" (PDF).

[64] "1976 election results" (PDF).

[65] "1978 election results" (PDF).

[66] 1980 election results

[67] "1982 election results" (PDF).

[68] 1984 election results

[69] "1986 election results" (PDF).

[70] 1988 election results

[71] 1990 election results

[72] 1992 election results

[73] 1994 election results

[74] 1996 election results

[75] 1998 election results

[76] 2000 election results

[77] "2002 election results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2009.

[78] "2004 election results" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}

[79] "2006 election results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2008.

[80] "California Secretary of State. 2008 election results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2008.

[81] "House Results Map". The New York Times.

[California_2012_General_-_Candidates-82] ttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-general/06-sov-summary.xls

[California_2014_General_-_Candidates-83] ttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/xls/06-summary.xls

[California_2016_Presidential_General_-_Candidates-84] ttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/csv-candidates.xls

[1]