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.^[1]

Overview

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California Primary 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 California General 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:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result

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

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^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Dan Levine, medical cannabis farmer

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa (incumbent)	75,317	53.4
	Democratic	Heidi Hall	42,481	30.1
	Republican	Gregory Cheadle	13,909	9.8
	Democratic	Dan Levine	9,213	6.5
Total votes			140,920	100.0

General election

Results

California's 1st congressional district election, 2014^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa (incumbent)	132,052	61.0
	Democratic	Heidi Hall	84,320	39.0
Total votes			216,372	100.0
	Republican hold

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

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Huffman (incumbent)	99,186	67.9
	Republican	Dale K. Mensing	32,614	22.3
	Democratic	Andy Caffrey	14,245	9.8
Total votes			146,045	100.0

General election

Results

California's 2nd congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Huffman (incumbent)	163,124	75.0
	Republican	Dale K. Mensing	54,400	25.0
Total votes			217,524	100.0
	Democratic hold

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^[5]

Declined

Kim Vann, Colusa County Board of Supervisors member and general election candidate in 2012^[6]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	54,672	53.5
	Republican	Dan Logue	47,560	46.5
Total votes			102,232	100.0

General election

Endorsements

John Garamendi (D)

Organizations

Blue Dog Coalition^[7]

Dan Logue (R)

Organizations

BIPAC^[8]
National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[9]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Garamendi (D)	Dan Logue (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	292	± 9.0%	51%	39%	9%
Moore Information (R-Logue)	September 23–24, 2014	400	± 5.0%	45%	39%	16%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[10]	Likely D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[11]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[13]	Likely D	November 4, 2014

Results

California's 3rd congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	79,224	52.7
	Republican	Dan Logue	71,036	47.3
Total votes			150,260	100.0
	Democratic hold

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^[14]^[15]

Democratic candidates

Withdrawn

Kris Johnson

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Jeffrey Gerlach, information technology analyst

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	80,999	56.2
	Republican	Art Moore	32,855	22.8
	No party preference	Jeffrey D. Gerlach	30,300	21.0
Total votes			144,154	100.0

General election

Campaign

The first debate in the race took place on October 13, 2014.^[16]

Endorsements

Tom McClintock (R)

Organizations

Results

California's 4th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	126,784	60.0
	Republican	Art Moore	84,350	40.0
Total votes			211,134	100.0
	Republican hold

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^[20]^[21]

Eliminated in primary

Douglas Van Raam, landscaper

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	88,709	80.4
	No party preference	James Hinton	12,292	11.1
	No party preference	Douglas S. Van Raam	9,279	8.4
Total votes			110,280	100.0

General election

Results

California's 5th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	129,613	75.7
	No party preference	James Hinton	41,535	24.3
Total votes			171,148	100.0
	Democratic hold

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

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	62,640	73.6
	Republican	Joseph McCray Sr.	22,465	26.4
Total votes			85,105	100.0

General election

Results

California's 6th congressional district election, 2014
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

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^[22]
Elizabeth Emken, businesswoman, former nonprofit executive and candidate for the Senate in 2012

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

Douglas Tuma, retired civil engineer

Endorsements

Doug Ose (R)

Organizations

Folsom Chamber of Commerce
Slavic International Pastors Association
Western Growers Association

Local officials

Eleanor L. Brown, Trustee, Area 4, Sacramento County Board of Education
Jeannie Bruins, Citrus Heights Council Member
Linda Budge, Rancho Cordova Council Member
Ted Costa, People's Advocate
Susan Frost, Vice Mayor of Citrus Heights
Saul Hernandez, Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
Pat Hume, Elk Grove Council Member
Roberta MacGlashan, Sacramento County Supervisor
Larry Maskuoka, Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
Steve Miklos, Folsom Council Member
Steve Miller, Citrus Heights Council Member
Andy Morin, Folsom Council Member
Greg Paulo, Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
Susan Peters, Sacramento County Supervisor
JoAnne Reinking, Board Member, Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Dave Sander, Rancho Cordova Council Member
Ernie Sheldon, Vice Mayor of Folsom
Ed Short, Board Member, Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Dan Skoglund, Mayor of Rancho Cordova
Jeff Slowey, Citrus Heights Council Member
Sandy Smoley, former Sacramento County Supervisor
Teresa Stanley, Vice President, Folsom Cordova Unified School District
Jeff Starsky, Folsom Council Member
Jim Streng, former Sacramento County Supervisor
Robert Trigg, Elk Grove Council Member
Mel Turner, Mayor of Citrus Heights

Law enforcement individuals

Glen Craig, former Sacramento County Sheriff
McGregor W. Scott, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
Jan Scully, Sacramento County District Attorney
Sam Spiegel, former Folsom Police Chief
Robbie Waters, former Sacramento County Sheriff

Law enforcement organizations

California Police Chiefs Association
Folsom Police Officers Association
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs' Association

Igor Birman (R)

U.S. senators

Mike Lee, U.S. Senator
Rand Paul, U.S. Senator
Fred Thompson, former U.S. Senator

U.S. representatives

Justin Amash, U.S. Representative
Tim Huelskamp, U.S. Representative
Jim Jordan, U.S. Representative
Raul Labrador, U.S. Representative
Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative
Tom McClintock, U.S. Representative
Mick Mulvaney, U.S. Representative
Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative
David Schweikert, U.S. Representative

State officials

Steve Poizner, former California Insurance Commissioner

Organizations

California Taxpayer Protection Committee
Citizens United
The Conservative Victory Fund
Eagle Forum^[17]
Family Research Council
FreedomWorks
Gun Owners of America
The Madison Project
National Association for Gun Rights
Republican Liberty Caucus
Young Americans for Liberty

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ami Bera (D)	Igor Birman (R)	Elizabeth Emken (R)	Doug Ose (R)	Undecided
DCCC	May 1–2, 2014	567	± 4.1%	47%	17%	7%	22%	7%

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	51,878	46.7
	Republican	Doug Ose	29,307	26.4
	Republican	Igor Birman	19,431	17.5
	Republican	Elizabeth Emken	7,924	7.1
	Libertarian	Douglas Arthur Tuma	1,629	1.5
	No party preference	Phill A. Tufi	869	0.8
Total votes			111,038	100.0

General election

Campaign

More than $13 million from outside groups was spent during the campaign.

Endorsements

Ami Bera (D)

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[23]
No Labels^[24]

Doug Ose (R)

Organizations

BIPAC^[8]
National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[9]

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 8, 2014
Complete transcript of debate, October 8, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ami Bera (D)	Doug Ose (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	404	± 7.0%	42%	48%	10%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D-House Majority PAC)	September 17–18, 2014	406	± 4.7%	47%	43%	10%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[10]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[11]	Tossup	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]	Lean R (flip)	October 30, 2014
RCP	Tossup	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[13]	Tossup	November 4, 2014

Results

California's 7th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	92,521	50.4
	Republican	Doug Ose	91,066	49.6
Total votes			183,587	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

The 8th district is based in the eastern High Desert and includes Victorville and Yucaipa. Incumbent Republican Paul Cook, who had represented the 8th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Paul Cook, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Paul Hannosh, teacher and small businessman

Withdrawn

Rodney Lee Conover

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Bob Conaway, attorney

Eliminated in primary

Odessia Lee, retired public employee

Withdrawn

John Pinkerton, President of Victor Valley College Board of Trustees and candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Cook (incumbent)	40,007	58.1
	Democratic	Bob Conaway	12,885	18.7
	Republican	Paul Hannosh	9,037	13.1
	Democratic	Odessia D. Lee	6,930	10.1
Total votes			68,859	100.0

General election

Results

California's 8th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Cook (incumbent)	77,480	67.6
	Democratic	Bob Conaway	37,056	32.4
Total votes			114,536	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

The 9th district is based in the Central Valley and includes the San Joaquin Delta and Stockton. Incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney, who had represented the 9th district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Jerry McNerney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Antonio Amador, retired U.S. Marshal

Eliminated in primary

Steve Colangelo, small business owner
Karen Mathews Davis, retired county clerk

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	38,295	49.4
	Republican	Antonio "Tony" Amador	20,424	26.3
	Republican	Steve Anthony Colangelo	14,195	18.3
	Republican	Karen "Mathews" Davis	4,637	6.0
Total votes			77,551	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[10]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[11]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[13]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

California's 9th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	63,475	52.4
	Republican	Antonio "Tony" Amador	57,729	47.6
Total votes			121,204	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

The 10th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Modesto and Tracy. Incumbent Republican Jeff Denham, who had represented the 10th district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Jeff Denham, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Michael Eggman, farmer, small businessman and younger brother of state assembly member Susan Eggman^[25]

Eliminated in primary

Michael Barkley, accountant

Declined

José M. Hernández, former NASA astronaut and general election candidate for this seat in 2012^[26]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	44,237	58.9
	Democratic	Michael Eggman	19,804	26.4
	Democratic	Michael J. "Mike" Barkley	11,005	14.7
	No party preference	David Park Christensen (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			75,048	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jeff Denham (R)

Organizations

National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[27]
No Labels^[24]

Michael Eggman (D)

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[28]
Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[29]

Forum

2014 California's 10th congressional district candidate forum
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Jeff Denham	Michael Eggman
1	Sep. 24, 2014	The Modesto Bee	Joe Kieta	C-SPAN	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Denham (R)	Michael Eggman (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	202	± 11%	47%	40%	13%
GBA Strategies (D-Eggman)	September 18–21, 2014	400	± 4.9%	49%	41%	10%

Results

California's 10th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	70,582	56.1
	Democratic	Michael Eggman	55,123	43.9
Total votes			125,705	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

The 11th district is based in the East Bay and includes Concord and Richmond. Incumbent Democrat George Miller, who had represented the 11th district since 2013 and previously represented the 7th district from 1975 to 2013, retired.^[30]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Mark DeSaulnier, state senator and candidate for this seat in 2009^[31]

Eliminated in primary

Tony Daysog, Alameda council member, candidate for the state assembly in 2006 and candidate for Mayor of Alameda in 2010^[32]
Ki Ingersol
Cheryl Sudduth, public policy advocate and candidate for this seat in 2012

Declined

Susan Bonilla, state assembly member^[33]
Joan Buchanan, state assembly and candidate for this seat in 2009^[33]
John Garamendi, U.S. Representative (running for re-election in the 3rd district)^[34]
John Gioia, member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors (running for re-election)^[31]
Ro Khanna, former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce and candidate for the 12th district in 2004 (running in the 17th district)^[35]
Kristina Lawson, Mayor of Walnut Creek^[36]
Gayle McLaughlin, Green Party Mayor of Richmond^[31]
George Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative^[31]
Kish Rajan, former Walnut Creek council member^[37]
Tom Torlakson, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction (running for re-election)^[31]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Tue Phan-Quang, retired immigration judge^[38]

Declined

Mark Peterson, Contra Costa District Attorney^[38]
Mary Piepho, member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors^[38]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier	59,605	58.8
	Republican	Tue Phan	28,242	27.9
	Democratic	Cheryl Sudduth	4,913	4.8
	Democratic	Tony Daysog	3,482	3.4
	No party preference	Jason Ramey	2,673	2.6
	Democratic	Ki Ingersol	2,313	2.3
	American Independent	Virginia Fuller (write-in)	140	0.1
Total votes			101,368	100.0

General election

Results

California's 11th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier	117,502	67.3
	Republican	Tue Phan	57,160	32.7
Total votes			174,662	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

The 12th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Francisco. House Democratic Leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who had represented the 12th district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 5th district from 1987 until 1993, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Nancy Pelosi, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

David Peterson, accountability system developer and candidate for this seat in 2012
Michael Steger, political organizer

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

John Dennis, real estate developer and general election candidate for this seat in 2012

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

Barry Hermanson, candidate for this seat in 2012

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Desmond Thorsson, university instructor
Jim Welles, lawyer

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	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

Endorsements

John Dennis (R)

Organizations

Republican Liberty Caucus^[18]

Results

California's 12th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	160,067	83.3
	Republican	John Dennis	32,197	16.7
Total votes			192,264	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

The 13th district is based in the East Bay and includes Berkeley and Oakland. Incumbent Democrat Barbara Lee, who had represented the 13th district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 1998 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Barbara Lee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Justin Jelincic, nonprofit finance manager

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Dakin Sundeen, IT system administrator

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	77,461	82.6
	Republican	Dakin Sundeen	9,533	10.2
	Democratic	Justin Jelincic	4,602	4.9
	Peace and Freedom	Lawrence N. Allen	2,190	2.3
Total votes			93,786	100.0

General election

Results

California's 13th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	168,491	88.5
	Republican	Dakin Sundeen	21,940	11.5
Total votes			190,431	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

The 14th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Mateo County. Incumbent Democrat Jackie Speier, who had represented the 14th district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 2008 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Jackie Speier, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Robin Chew, business owner and entrepreneur

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	66,800	77.4
	Republican	Robin Chew	19,482	22.6
Total votes			86,282	100.0

General election

Results

California's 14th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	114,389	76.7
	Republican	Robin Chew	34,757	23.3
Total votes			149,146	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

The 15th district is based in the East Bay and includes Hayward and Livermore. Incumbent Democrat Eric Swalwell, who had represented the 15th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Eric Swalwell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Ellen Corbett, state senator^[39]

Declined

Ro Khanna, former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce and candidate for the 12th district in 2004 (running in the 17th district)^[40]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Hugh Bussell, technology manager, educator and Alameda County Republican Party vice chair^[41]

Endorsements

Ellen Corbett (D)

U.S. representatives

Pete Stark, former U.S. Representative^[40]

Eric Swalwell (D)

U.S. executive branch officials

Barack Obama, President of the United States^[42]

U.S. senators

Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator (1992–present)

U.S. representatives

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell (incumbent)	42,419	49.1
	Republican	Hugh Bussell	22,228	25.7
	Democratic	Ellen Corbett	21,798	25.2
Total votes			86,445	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Eric Swalwell (D)

U.S. executive branch officials

Barack Obama, President of the United States

U.S. senators

Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator (1992–present)

U.S. representatives

Organizations

BIPAC^[8]

Results

California's 15th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell (incumbent)	99,756	69.8
	Republican	Hugh Bussell	43,150	30.2
Total votes			142,906	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

The 16th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Fresno and Merced. Incumbent Democrat Jim Costa, who had represented the 16th district since 2013 and previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Jim Costa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Job Melton, mental health therapist

Withdrawn

Loraine Goodwin, physician, member of the California Democratic State Central Committee and candidate for this seat in 2012

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Johnny Tacherra, farmer and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

Joanna Botelho, farmer and businesswoman
Steve Crass, attorney
Mel Levey, military officer

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	25,586	44.3
	Republican	Johnny Tacherra	12,542	21.7
	Republican	Steve Crass	8,877	15.4
	Republican	Mel Levey	4,565	7.9
	Republican	Joanna Garcia-Botelho	3,827	6.6
	Democratic	Job Melton	2,370	4.1
Total votes			57,767	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jim Costa (D)

Organizations

Blue Dog Coalition^[7]

Results

California's 16th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	46,277	50.7
	Republican	Johnny Tacherra	44,943	49.3
Total votes			91,220	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

The 17th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Fremont, and Milpitas. Incumbent Democrat Mike Honda, who had represented the 17th district since 2013 and previously represented the 15th district from 2001 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Mike Honda, incumbent U.S. Representative
Ro Khanna, former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce and candidate for the 12th district in 2004^[44]

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

Vanila Singh, professor and physician
Joel Vanlandingham, tech recruiting executive

Disqualified

Vinesh Singh Rathore, attorney for Google^[41]

Campaign

A lawsuit was filed before the Sacramento County Superior Court alleging that Khanna had recruited candidates with similar names to enter the race as Republicans to split the Republican vote three ways. On March 28, the court disqualified one of the candidates and ruled that Khanna had no connection with the incident.^[45]

Endorsements

Mike Honda (D)

U.S. executive branch officials

Barack Obama, President of the United States^[46]

Organizations

Ro Khanna (D)

Local officials

Chuck Reed, Mayor of San Jose^[48]

Organizations

Newspapers

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Honda (D)	Ro Khanna (D)	Vanila Singh (R)	Joel Vanlandingham (R)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	May 20–22, 2014	825	± 4.4%	40%	21%	8%	6%	24%
Public Policy Polling (D-PCCC)	February 13–16, 2014	270	± 6%	45%	26%	29%	—	—

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Honda (incumbent)	43,607	48.2
	Democratic	Ro Khanna	25,384	28.0
	Republican	Vanila Singh	15,359	17.0
	Republican	Joel VanLandingham	6,154	6.8
Total votes			90,504	100.0

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 6, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Honda (D)	Ro Khanna (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	85	± 16.0%	41%	32%	26%
David Binder Research (D-Khanna)	October 8–9, 2014	400	± 4.9%	38%	38%	24%
Lake Research Partners (D-Honda)	October 7–12, 2014	500	± 4.4%	42%	27%	31%
Public Policy Polling (D-Democracy for America)	February 13–16, 2014	505	± 4.4%	61%	39%	—
Public Policy Polling (D-PCCC)	August 2–4, 2013	806	± 3.5%	49%	15%	36%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Honda (D)	Vanila Singh (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D-PCCC)	February 13–16, 2014	505	± 4.4%	69%	31%	—

Results

California's 17th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Honda (incumbent)	69,561	51.8
	Democratic	Ro Khanna	64,847	48.2
Total votes			134,408	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

The 18th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Saratoga. Incumbent Democrat Anna Eshoo, who had represented the 18th district since 2013 and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Anna Eshoo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Richard Fox, pediatrician and healthcare attorney

Eliminated in primary

Bruce Anderson, high school teacher
Oscar Alejandro Braun, healthcare website publisher

Withdrawn

Wilson Farrar

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	81,295	67.6
	Republican	Richard B. Fox	27,111	22.5
	Republican	Bruce Anderson	9,644	8.0
	Republican	Oscar Alejandro Braun	2,190	1.8
Total votes			120,240	100.0

General election

Results

California's 18th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	133,060	67.8
	Republican	Richard B. Fox	63,326	32.2
Total votes			196,386	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

The 19th district is based in the South Bay and includes most of San Jose. Incumbent Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who had represented the 19th district since 2013 and previously represented the 16th district from 1995 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Zoe Lofgren, incumbent U.S. Representative
Robert Murray, businessman

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	63,845	76.0
	Democratic	Robert Murray	20,132	24.0
Total votes			83,977	100.0

General election

Results

California's 19th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	85,888	67.2
	Democratic	Robert Murray	41,900	32.8
Total votes			127,788	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

The 20th district is based in the Central Coast and includes Monterey and Santa Cruz. Incumbent Democrat Sam Farr, who had represented the 20th district since 2013 and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Sam Farr, incumbent U.S. Representative

Independent candidates

Advanced to general

Ronald Paul Kabat, certified public accountant

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	67,528	73.8
	No party preference	Ronald Paul Kabat	23,590	26.2
Total votes			91,118	100.0

General election

Results

California's 20th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	106,034	75.2
	No party preference	Ronald Paul Kabat	35,010	24.8
Total votes			141,044	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

The 21st district is based in the Central Valley and includes Hanford and parts of Bakersfield. Incumbent Republican David Valadao, who had represented the 21st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

David Valadao, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Amanda Renteria, former chief of staff for Senator Debbie Stabenow^[54]

Eliminated in primary

John Hernandez, chief executive officer of the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the general election candidate for this seat in 2012

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Valadao (R)	John Hernandez (D)	Amanda Renteria (D)	Undecided
Harper Polling (R-NRCC)	February 2014	517	± 4.31%	45%	25%	13%	17%

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao (incumbent)	28,773	63.0
	Democratic	Amanda Renteria	11,682	25.6
	Democratic	John Hernandez	5,232	11.5
Total votes			45,687	100.0

General election

Endorsements

David Valadao (R)

Organizations

BIPAC^[8]
National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[27]

Amanda Renteria (D)

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[28]
EMILY's List^[55]

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 8, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Valadao (R)	Amanda Renteria (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 15–20, 2014	554	± 4.3%	47%	42%	11%
SurveyUSA	September 3–8, 2014	517	± 4.7%	56%	37%	7%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[10]	Lean R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[11]	Likely R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]	Likely R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Lean R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[13]	Lean R	November 4, 2014

Results

California's 21st congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao (incumbent)	45,907	57.8
	Democratic	Amanda Renteria	33,470	42.2
Total votes			79,377	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

The 22nd district is based in the Central Valley and includes Clovis, Tulare, and Visalia. Incumbent Republican Devin Nunes, who had represented the 22nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 21st district from 2003 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Devin Nunes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

John Catano

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Suzanna Aguilera-Marreno, retired correctional captain

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	69,139	72.2
	Democratic	Suzanna "Sam" Aguilera-Marreno	26,671	27.8
	Republican	John P. Catano	6,403	7.2
Total votes			89,100	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Suzanna Aguilera-Marreno (D)

Organizations

Progressive Democrats of America^[56]

Results

California's 22nd congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	96,053	72.0
	Democratic	Suzanna "Sam" Aguilera-Marreno	37,289	28.0
Total votes			133,342	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

The 23rd district is based in the southern Central Valley and includes parts of Bakersfield. Republican House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, who had represented the 23rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 22nd district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Kevin McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Raul Garcia, farm worker

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)	58,334	99.1
	Democratic	Raul Garcia (write-in)	313	0.5
	Republican	Mike Biglay (write-in)	157	0.3
	No party preference	Ronald L. Porter (write-in)	36	0.1
	Libertarian	Gail K. Lightfoot (write-in)	31	0.1
	Green	Noah Calugaru (write-in)	3	0.01
Total votes			58,871	100.0

General election

Results

California's 23rd congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)	100,317	74.8
	Democratic	Raul Garcia	33,726	25.2
Total votes			134,043	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

The 24th district is based in the Central Coast and includes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. Incumbent Democrat Lois Capps, who had represented the 24th district since 2013 and previously represented the 23rd district from 2003 to 2013 and the 22nd district from 1998 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Lois Capps, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Paul Coyne, businessman and bank manager^[57]
Sandra Marshall, publisher community organizer

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Christopher Mitchum, former actor, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

Bradley Allen, pediatric heart surgeon
Justin Donald Fareed, cattle rancher and businessman
Dale Francisco, Santa Barbara City Council Member
Alexis Stuart, consultant and author

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Steve Isakson, electronics engineer and businessman

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lois Capps (incumbent)	58,198	43.7
	Republican	Christopher Mitchum	21,059	15.8
	Republican	Justin Donald Fareed	20,445	15.3
	Republican	Dale Francisco	15,575	11.7
	Republican	Bradley Allen	9,269	7.0
	Democratic	Sandra Marshall	4,646	3.5
	Democratic	Paul H. Coyne Jr.	2,144	1.6
	No party preference	Steve Isakson	1,249	0.9
	Republican	Alexis Stuart	678	0.5
Total votes			133,263	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Lois Capps (D)

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[23]

Christopher Mitchum (R)

Organizations

Tea Party Express^[19]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[10]	Likely D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[11]	Likely D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]	Likely D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[13]	Likely D	November 4, 2014

Results

California's 24th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lois Capps (incumbent)	103,228	51.9
	Republican	Christopher Mitchum	95,566	48.1
Total votes			198,794	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 25

The 25th district is based in northern Los Angeles County and includes Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Incumbent Republican Howard McKeon, who had represented the 25th district since 1993, retired.^[58]

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Steve Knight, state senator^[59]
Tony Strickland, former state senator and general election candidate for the 26th District in 2012^[60]

Declined

Peter Foy, Chairman of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors^[59]^[61]
Buck McKeon, incumbent U.S. Representative^[58]
George Runner, member of the State Board of Equalization and former state senator^[59]^[61]
Cameron Smyth, former state assembly member and former mayor of Santa Clarita^[59]^[61]
Scott Wilk, state assembly member^[59]^[61]

Democratic candidates

Eliminated in primary

J. R. Puentes, Army veteran^[62]
Lee Rogers, podiatrist and general election candidate for this seat in 2012^[63]
Evan Thomas, test pilot and retired Air Force officer^[64]

Endorsements

Steve Knight (R)

State officials

Steve Poizner, former California Insurance Commissioner^[65]

State legislators

Connie Conway, Minority Leader of the California State Assembly^[65]
Jean Fuller, state senator^[66]
Sharon Runner, former state senator^[66]
Cameron Smyth, former state assembly member^[66]
Scott Wilk, state assembly member^[66]

Local officials

Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor^[66]
Glenn Becerra, Simi Valley City Councilman^[65]
Laura Bettencourt, Palmdale City Councilwoman^[67]
TimBen Boydston, Santa Clarita City Councilman^[65]
Jim Cox, Mayor of Victorville^[65]
Marvin Crist, Lancaster City Councilman^[65]
Mike Dispenza, Palmdale City Councilman^[67]
Curt Emick, Mayor of Apple Valley^[65]
Peter Foy, Chairman of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors^[66]
Steven Hofbauer, Palmdale City Councilman^[67]
Sandra Johnson, Lancaster City Councilwoman^[65]
Mike Judge, Simi Valley Councilman^[68]
Tom Lackey, Mayor Pro Tem of Palmdale^[67]
Jim Ledford, Mayor of Palmdale^[67]
Richard Loa, former Palmdale City Councilman^[65]
Ken Mann, Lancaster City Councilman^[65]
Keith Mashburn, Simi Valley City Councilman^[65]
Ryan McEachron, Victorville City Councilman^[65]
George Runner, State Board of Equalization member^[66]
Ed Sileo, former Lancaster City Councilman^[65]
Thurston "Smitty" Smith, Mayor Pro Tem of Hesperia^[65]
Steven Sojka, Simi Valley City Councilman
Barb Stanton, Apple Valley Town Councilwoman^[65]
Andy Visokey, former Lancaster City Councilman^[65]
Laurene Weste, Santa Clarita City Councilwoman^[65]

Lee Rogers (D)

U.S. representatives

Tony Cardenas, U.S. Representative (CA-29)^[69]
Zoe Lofgren, U.S. Representative (CA-19)^[70]

Tony Strickland (R)

U.S. representatives

Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district^[71]^[72]
Buck McKeon, incumbent U.S. Representative^[58]
Paul Ryan, Republican candidate for vice president in 2012^[73]
Mac Thornberry, U.S. Congressman from Texas^[74]

State officials

Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president in 2012^[75]

State legislators

Nathan Fletcher, former Democratic California assemblyman^[76]^[77]

Organizations

American Conservative Union PAC^[78]
California Republican National Hispanic Assembly^[79]
Humane Society Legislative Fund^[80]
United States Chamber of Commerce^[81]
Young Republicans^[82]

Local officials

Henry Hearns, former Mayor of Lancaster^[83]
Bob Huber, Mayor of Simi Valley^[84]
Rex Parris, Mayor of Lancaster^[84]
Ron Smith, former Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff and current Lancaster Councilman^[83]

Individuals

John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations^[85]
Tom Del Beccaro, former chairman of the California Republican Party^[86]
Arthur Laffer, economic adviser for President Ronald Reagan^[87]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tony Strickland	19,090	29.6
	Republican	Steve Knight	18,327	28.4
	Democratic	Lee Rogers	14,315	22.2
	Democratic	Evan "Ivan" Thomas	6,149	9.5
	Republican	Troy Castagna	3,805	5.9
	Libertarian	David Koster Bruce	1,214	1.9
	No party preference	Michael Mussack	933	1.4
	Republican	Navraj Singh	699	1.1
Total votes			64,532	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Steve Knight (R)

State officials

Steve Poizner, former California Insurance Commissioner^[65]

State legislators

Connie Conway, Minority Leader of the California State Assembly^[65]
Jean Fuller, state senator^[66]
Sharon Runner, former state senator^[66]
Cameron Smyth, former state assembly member^[66]
Scott Wilk, state assembly member^[66]

Local officials

Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor^[66]

Individuals

Lee Rogers, podiatrist^[88]

Tony Strickland (R)

U.S. representatives

Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district
Buck McKeon, incumbent U.S. Representative^[58]
Paul Ryan, Republican candidate for vice president in 2012
Mac Thornberry, U.S. Congressman from Texas

State officials

Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president in 2012

State legislators

Nathan Fletcher, former Democratic California assemblyman

Organizations

American Conservative Union
California Republican National Hispanic Assembly
Humane Society Legislative Fund
National Republican Congressional Committee "Contender" Program^[9]
United States Chamber of Commerce
Young Republicans

Results

California's 25th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Knight	60,847	53.3
	Republican	Tony Strickland	53,225	46.7
Total votes			114,072	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

The 26th district is based in the southern Central Coast and includes Oxnard and Thousand Oaks. Incumbent Democrat Julia Brownley, who had represented the 26th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Former state senator Tony Strickland, who lost to Brownley in 2012, announced that he will challenge Brownley again, before switching to run in the open 25th instead.^[89]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Julia Brownley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Jeff Gorell, state assembly member

Eliminated in primary

Rafael Alberto Dagnesses, business owner and entrepreneur

Withdrawn

Tony Strickland, former state senator and general election candidate for this seat in 2012

Declined

Jeff Suppan, MLB pitcher^[90]

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Douglas Kmiec, professor, author and diplomat

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Brownley (incumbent)	38,854	45.5
	Republican	Jeff Gorell	38,021	44.5
	Republican	Rafael Alberto Dagnesses	6,536	7.7
	No party preference	Douglas Kmiec	1,980	2.3
Total votes			85,391	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Julia Brownley (D)

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[23]
EMILY's List^[55]

Jeff Gorell (R)

Organizations

BIPAC^[8]
National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[9]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[10]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[11]	Lean D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]	Lean D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Tossup	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[13]	Tossup	November 4, 2014

Results

California's 26th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Brownley (incumbent)	87,176	51.3
	Republican	Jeff Gorell	82,653	48.7
Total votes			169,829	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 27

The 27th district is based in the San Gabriel Foothills and includes Alhambra and Pasadena. Incumbent Democrat Judy Chu, who had represented the 27th district since 2013 and previously represented the 32nd district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Judy Chu, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Jack Orswell, small business owner

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	39,915	60.4
	Republican	Jack Orswell	26,205	39.6
Total votes			66,120	100.0

General election

Results

California's 27th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	75,728	59.4
	Republican	Jack Orswell	51,852	40.6
Total votes			127,580	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 28

The 28th district is based in the northern Los Angeles suburbs and includes Burbank and Glendale as well as parts of central Los Angeles. Incumbent Democrat Adam Schiff, who had represented the 28th district since 2013 and previously represented the 29th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 27th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Adam Schiff, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Sal Genovese, community services director and candidate for this seat in 2012

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

Sam Yousuf

Independent candidates

Advanced to general

Steve Stokes, real estate broker

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	46,004	74.5
	No party preference	Steve Stokes	11,078	17.9
	Democratic	Sal Genovese	4,643	7.5
	Republican	Sam Yousuf (write-in)	38	0.1
Total votes			61,763	100.0

General election

Results

California's 28th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	91,996	76.5
	No party preference	Steve Stokes	28,268	23.5
Total votes			120,264	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

The 29th district is based in the northeastern San Fernando Valley. Incumbent Democrat Tony Cardenas, who had represented the 29th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Tony Cardenas, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Venice Gamble, consumer advocate paralegal

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

William O'Callaghan Leader, small businessman

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Cardenas (incumbent)	19,566	62.8
	Republican	William O'Callaghan Leader	8,025	25.8
	Democratic	Venice J. Gamble	3,502	11.4
Total votes			31,093	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tony Cardenas (D)

Organizations

No Labels^[24]

Results

California's 29th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Cardenas (incumbent)	50,096	74.6
	Republican	William O'Callaghan Leader	17,045	25.6
Total votes			67,141	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 30

The 30th district is based in the western San Fernando Valley and includes Sherman Oaks. Incumbent Democrat Brad Sherman, who had represented the 30th district since 2013 and previously represented the 27th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 24th district from 1997 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Brad Sherman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Marc Litchman,nonprofit executive director

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Mark Reed, television journalist and businessman

Eliminated in primary

Pablo Kleinman, businessman

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

Mike Powelson, professor, activist and candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	40,787	57.9
	Republican	Mark S. Reed	14,129	20.1
	Republican	Pablo Kleinman	8,808	12.5
	Democratic	Marc Litchman	4,251	6.0
	Green	Michael W. Powelson	2,352	3.3
	No party preference	A. Rab (write-in)	76	0.1
	Democratic	Karl Siganporia (write-in)	0	0.0
Total votes			70,403	100.0

General election

Results

California's 30th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	86,568	65.6
	Republican	Mark S. Reed	45,315	34.4
Total votes			131,883	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 31

The 31st district is based in the Inland Empire and includes San Bernardino and Rancho Cucamonga. Incumbent Republican Gary Miller, who had represented the 31st district since 2013 and previously represented the 42nd district from 2003 to 2013 and the 41st district from 1999 to 2003, retired.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Paul Chabot, former Naval Intelligence officer, former White House adviser and anti-drug activist^[91]

Eliminated in primary

Ryan Downing, political consultant and businessman
Lesli Gooch, senior policy director for Congressman Gary Miller^[92]

Withdrawn

John Valdivia, San Bernardino Councilman^[93]

Declined

Bob Dutton, former state senator and general election candidate for this seat in 2012^[94]
Curt Hagman, state assembly member^[95]
Gary Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative
Mike Morrell, state assembly member^[95]
James Ramos, San Bernardino County Supervisor^[95]
Michael A. Ramos, San Bernardino County District Attorney^[95]
Janice Rutherford, San Bernardino County Supervisor^[96]
Marc Steinorth, Rancho Cucamonga City Councilman^[96]
Acquanetta Warren, Mayor of Fontana^[93]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Pete Aguilar, Mayor of Redlands and candidate for this seat in 2012^[97]

Eliminated in primary

Joe Baca, former U.S. Representative^[98]
Eloise Gomez Reyes, attorney^[99]
Danny Tillman, San Bernardino School Board member^[100]

Declined

Josie Gonzales, San Bernardino County Supervisor^[101]

Endorsements

Pete Aguilar (D)

U.S. senators

Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator^[102]

U.S. representatives

Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (CA-37)^[103]
Julia Brownley, U.S. Representative (CA-26)^[103]
Judy Chu, U.S. Representative (CA-27)^[103]
Janice Hahn, U.S. Representative (CA-44)^[103]
Zoe Lofgren, U.S. Representative (CA-19)^[104]
Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative (CA-47)^[103]
Gloria Negrete McLeod, U.S. Representative (CA-35)^[105]
Scott Peters, U.S. Representative (CA-52)^[103]
Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Representative (CA-46)^[105]
Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative (CA-28)^[103]
Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (CA-15)^[103]
Mark Takano, U.S. Representative (CA-41)^[103]
Henry Waxman, U.S. Representative (CA-33)^[103]

State officials

Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California^[104]

Joe Baca (D)

U.S. representatives

Sanford Bishop, U.S. Representative (GA-2)^[106]
Tim Bishop, U.S. Representative (NY-1)
Bruce Braley, U.S. Representative (IA-1)
G. K. Butterfield, U.S. Representative (NC-1)
Michael Capuano, U.S. Representative (NE-2)
Tony Cárdenas, U.S. Representative (CA-29)
André Carson, U.S. Representative (IN-7)
William Lacy Clay, U.S. Representative (MO-1)
Steve Cohen, U.S. Representative (TN-9)
Michael Doyle, U.S. Representative (PA-14)
Joe Garcia, U.S. Representative (FL-26)
Gene Green, U.S. Representative (TX-29)
Ron Kind, U.S. Representative (WI-3)
Rick Larsen, U.S. Representative (WA-2)
Dave Loebsack, U.S. Representative (IA-1)
Ed Pastor, U.S. Representative (AZ-7)
Ed Perlmutter, U.S. Representative (CO-7)
Jared Polis, U.S. Representative (CO-2)
Nick Rahall, U.S. Representative (WV-3)
Silvestre Reyes, former U.S. Representative (TX-16)
Cedric Richmond, U.S. Representative (LA-2)
Bobby Rush, U.S. Representative (IL-1)
Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative (OH-13)
Kurt Schrader, U.S. Representative (OR-5)
Jose E. Serrano, U.S. Representative (NY-15)
Albio Sires, U.S. Representative (NJ-8)
John Yarmuth, U.S. Representative (KY-3)

Paul Chabot (R)

U.S. representatives

Jerry Lewis, former U.S Representative^[91]

State legislators

Bob Dutton, former state senator and candidate for the seat in 2012^[107]

Lesli Gooch (R)

U.S. representatives

Gary Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative^[92]

Local officials

Gary Ovitt, San Bernardino County Supervisor^[92]
Acquanetta Warren, Mayor of Fontana

Eloise Reyes (D)

Executive branch officials

Hilda Solis, former Secretary of Labor, former U.S. Representative (CA-32)^[108]

U.S. representatives

Xavier Becerra, U.S. Representative (CA-34) and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus^[109]
Grace Napolitano, U.S. Representative (CA-32)^[110]
Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative (CA-40)^[111]
Jackie Speier, U.S. Representative (CA-14)^[112]

Organizations

Blue America^[113]
EMILY's List^[114]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pete Aguilar (D)	Joe Baca (D)	Paul Chabot (R)	Ryan Downing (R)	Lesli Gooch (R)	Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)	Danny Tillman (D)	Undecided
Tulchin Research (D-DCCC)	May 7–8, 201	400	± 4.9%	15%	13%	23%	7%	6%	13%	6%	18%
Tulchin Research (D-DCCC)	April 14–17, 2014	600	± 4.0%	15%	8%	21%	4%	4%	12%	6%	30%

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Chabot	14,163	26.6
	Democratic	Pete Aguilar	9,242	17.4
	Republican	Lesli Gooch	9,033	17.0
	Democratic	Eloise Reyes	8,461	15.9
	Democratic	Joe Baca	5,954	11.2
	Democratic	Danny Tillman	4,659	8.7
	Republican	Ryan Downing	1,737	3.3
Total votes			53,249	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Paul Chabot (R)

U.S. representatives

Jerry Lewis, former U.S Representative^[91]

State legislators

Bob Dutton, former state senator and candidate for the seat in 2012

Organizations

National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program^[9]

Pete Aguilar (D)

U.S. senators

Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator

U.S. representatives

Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (CA-37)^[103]
Julia Brownley, U.S. Representative (CA-26)^[103]
Judy Chu, U.S. Representative (CA-27)^[103]
Janice Hahn, U.S. Representative (CA-44)^[103]
Zoe Lofgren, U.S. Representative (CA-19)^[104]
Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative (CA-47)^[103]
Gloria Negrete McLeod, U.S. Representative (CA-35)^[103]
Scott Peters, U.S. Representative (CA-52)^[103]
Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Representative (CA-46)^[105]
Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative (CA-28)^[103]
Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (CA-15)^[103]
Mark Takano, U.S. Representative (CA-41)^[103]
Henry Waxman, U.S. Representative (CA-33)^[103]

State officials

Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California^[104]

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[28]
People for the American Way^[47]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul Chabot (R)	Pete Aguilar (D)	Undecided
American Viewpoint (R-American Future Fund)	October 19–21, 2014	400	± 4.9%	38%	42%	20%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[10]	Lean D (flip)	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[11]	Lean D (flip)	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]	Lean D (flip)	October 30, 2014
RCP	Lean D (flip)	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[13]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2014

Results

California's 31st congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Aguilar	51,622	51.7
	Republican	Paul Chabot	48,162	48.3
Total votes			99,784	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 32

The 32nd district is based in the San Gabriel Valley and includes El Monte and West Covina. Incumbent Democrat Grace Napolitano, who had represented the 32nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 38th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 34th district from 1999 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Grace Napolitano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Arturo Alas, realtor

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	24,639	60.0
	Republican	Arturo Enrique Alas	16,459	40.0
Total votes			41,098	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Arturo Alas (R)

Organizations

Republican Liberty Caucus^[18]

Results

California's 32nd congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	50,353	59.7
	Republican	Arturo Enrique Alas	34,053	40.3
Total votes			84,406	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 33

The 33rd district is based in coastal Los Angeles County and includes Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. Incumbent Democrat Henry Waxman, who had represented the 33rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 30th district from 2003 to 2013, the 29th district from 1993 to 2003, and the 24th district from 1975 to 1993, retired.^[115]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Ted Lieu, state senator^[116]

Eliminated in primary

Vincent Flaherty, producer, entrepreneur and historian
Wendy Greuel, former Los Angeles City Controller and candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2013^[117]
Kristie Holmes, social worker and professor
David Kanuth, defense counsel and entrepreneur
Matt Miller, columnist, radio host, journalist, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, host of Left, Right & Center and former advisor to the Office of Management and Budget^[118]
Barbara Mulvaney, human rights attorney^[119]
Zein Obagi Jr., educational equality advocate
Michael Shapiro, sports executive and filmmaker

Withdrawn

Derrick Ferree
James Graf, businessman and entrepreneur
Karl Siganporia

Declined

Howard Berman, former U.S. Representative^[120]
Richard Bloom, state assembly member and former mayor of Santa Monica^[121]
Bob Blumenfield, Los Angeles City Council member and former state assembly member^[122]
Debra Bowen, Secretary of State of California and candidate for 36th District in 2011^[123]
William W. Brien, Beverly Hills Council member and former Mayor of Beverly Hills^[122]
Julia Brownley, U.S Representative (running for re-election in the 26th district)^[122]
Betsy Butler, former state assembly member^[115]
Sandra Fluke, attorney and women's rights activist (running for state senate)^[124]
Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Councilman and former state assembly member^[115]^[125]
Sheila Kuehl, former state senator (running for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors)^[126]
Fran Pavley, state senator^[127]
Bobby Shriver, former Santa Monica City Council member (running for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors)^[126]
Maria Shriver, journalist, author and former First Lady of California^[128]
Richard Simmons, fitness personality and actor^[129]
Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles^[130]
Henry Waxman, incumbent U.S. Representative^[115]
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor^[121]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Elan Carr, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney and Supreme Master of Alpha Epsilon Pi^[131]

Eliminated in primary

Lily Gilani, lawyer
Kevin Mottus, environmental health advocate

Withdrawn

Patrick Kilpatrick, actor, director and producer

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

Mark Herd, Neighborhood Council Boardmember

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

Michael Sachs, environmental technician

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Tom Fox, lawyer
Marianne Williamson, author and spiritual teacher^[132]

Withdrawn

Brent Roske, television producer and director^[133]^[134]

Declined

Bill Bloomfield, businessman and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012^[135]

Endorsements

Elan Carr (R)

Executive branch officials

Neel Kashkari, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability

U.S. senators

John McCain, U.S. Senator (R-AZ)

U.S. representatives

Eric Cantor, former U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader (VA-7)^[136]
Paul Cook, U.S. Representative (CA-8)
Elton Gallegly, former U.S. Representative (CA-24)
Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative (CA-49)
Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader (CA-23)
Ed Royce, U.S. Representative (CA-39)

Governors

Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts

U.S. ambassadors

John Bolton, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Organizations

Republican Jewish Coalition

Labor unions

Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys
Los Angeles County Police Chiefs' Association

Newspapers and publications

The Beverly Hills Courier

Local officials

Michael D. Antonovich, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Steve Cooley, former Los Angeles County District Attorney^[137]
Jimmy Delshad, former Mayor of Beverly Hills, California
Alan Jackson, former Los Angeles County prosecutor^[138]
John A. Mirisch, Mayor of Beverly Hills, California

Individuals

Sheldon Adelson, billionaire, business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and political donor
Dennis Prager, conservative radio talk show host and writer

Wendy Greuel (D)

U.S. representatives

Tony Cardenas, U.S. Representative (CA-29)^[139]
Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative (CA-40)^[139]
Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative (CA-28)^[140]

State officials

State legislators

Adrin Nazarian, state assembly member^[143]

Organizations

EMILY's List^[144]
Stonewall Young Democrats^[145]

Local officials

Joe Buscaino, Los Angeles City Councilman^[146]
Fred Gaines, Mayor of Calabasas^[139]
Tom LaBonge, Los Angeles City Councilman^[139]
Nury Martinez, Los Angeles City Councilman^[139]
Mary Sue Maurer, Calabasas City Councilman^[139]
Mitch O'Farrell, Los Angeles City Councilman^[147]
Rick Tuttle, former Los Angeles City Controller^[139]
Antonio Villaraigosa, former mayor of Los Angeles^[148]
Herb Wesson, President of the Los Angeles City Council^[141]

Individuals

Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmental activist^[149]
Henry Cisneros, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development^[141]
Bettina Duval, President and Founder of CALIFORNIALIST^[150]
Dolores Huerta, labor leader, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association^[139]
Rob Reiner, actor, director, and political activist^[151]
Kathy Spillar, executive vice president of Feminist Majority^[139]

Ted Lieu (D)

U.S. representatives

Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (CA-37)^[152]
Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative (CA-47)^[125]
Mark Takano, U.S. Representative (CA-41)^[153]
Maxine Waters, U.S. Representative (CA-43)^[125]

State officials

State legislators

Jim Beall, state senator^[154]
Marty Block, state senator^[154]
Susan Bonilla, state assembly member^[155]
Joan Buchanan, state assembly member^[155]
Ed Chau, state assembly member^[155]
Kevin de Leon, state assembly member^[125]
Noreen Evans, state senator^[154]
Rich Gordon, state assembly member and former San Mateo County Supervisor^[155]
Isadore Hall, state assembly member^[125]
Jerry Hill, state senator^[154]
Ricardo Lara, state senator^[125]
Holly Mitchell, state senator^[125]
Bill Monning, state senator^[154]
Al Muratsuchi, state assembly member^[156]
John Pérez, Speaker of the California State Assembly^[157]
Anthony Rendon, state assembly member^[155]
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, state assembly member^[125]
Darrell Steinberg, President pro tempore of the California State Senate^[125]
Norma Torres, state senator^[154]
Mariko Yamada, state assembly member^[155]

Labor unions

Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs^[158]
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals 13 and 94^[158]
Service Employees International Union^[159]
Torrance Firefighters Association^[160]

Organizations

Local officials

Steve Aspel, Mayor of Redondo Beach^[163]
George Bird Jr., Palos Verdes Estates City Councilman^[125]
Mike Bonin, Los Angeles City Councilman^[125]
Bill Brand, Redondo Beach City Councilman^[125]
Christine Cronin-Hurst, Manhattan Beach School Board member^[164]
Don Dear, West Basin Water District Board Member^[165]
Michael DiVirgilio, Mayor of Hermosa Beach^[125]
Hany Fangary, Hermosa Beach City Council member^[166]
Bill Fournell, Vice President of the Manhattan Beach School Board^[163]
Jim Goodhart, Mayor of Palos Verdes Estates^[167]
Jerome Horton, Chair of the California Board of Equalization^[125]
Kay Jue, Palos Verdes Library Trustee^[164]
Robert Katherman, Water Replenishment District Board member^[125]
Jim Knight, Mayor Pro Tem of Ranchos Palos Verdes^[125]
Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Councilman^[125]
Carol Kwan, West Basin Municipal Water District Board Member^[125]
Don Lee, Torrance School Board member^[166]
David Lesser, Manhattan Beach Councilman^[164]
Barbara Lucky, Palos Verdes Peninsula School District Board member^[125]
Kevin McKeown, Santa Monica City Council member^[168]
Judy Mitchell, Mayor of Rolling Hills Estates^[125]
Cliff Numark, El Camino Community College District Trustee^[125]
Terry Ragins, Torrance School Board member^[125]
Richard Riordan, former mayor of Los Angeles^[169]
Bill Rosendahl, former Los Angeles City Councilman^[125]
Mark Steffen, President of the Torrance School Board^[170]
Debbie Stegura, Palos Verdes Library District Trustee^[165]
Peter Tucker, Mayor Pro Tem of Hermosa Beach^[125]
Tony Vasquez, Santa Monica City Council member^[171]
Bill Watkins, El Segundo School Board member^[125]
Kurt Weideman, Torrance City Councilman^[125]
Michael Wermers, Torrance School Board member^[165]
Ted Winterer, Santa Monica City Council member^[168]
Hope Witkowsky, former Torrance City Councilman^[125]

Individuals

Julian Burger, President of the Progressive Democratic Club^[172]
Marta Evry, progressive activist and founder of Venice for Change^[173]
Ilissa Gold, President of the Miracle Mile Democratic Club^[172]
Peter Kelly, former Chair of the California Democratic Party^[174]
Connie Sullivan, President of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Democratic Club^[172]
George Takei, actor and civil rights activist^[175]

Barbara Mulvaney (D)

Local officials

Pat Russell, former President of the Los Angeles City Council^[176]

Marianne Williamson (NPP)

U.S. representatives

Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative from MN-05 (2007–2019)^[177]
Alan Grayson, U.S. Representative from FL-08 (2009–2011) and FL-09 (2013–2017)^[177]
Dennis Kucinich, former U.S. Representative from OH-10 (1997–2013); former candidate for President in 2004 and 2008^[177]

Governors

Jennifer Granholm, former Governor of Michigan (2003–2011)^[178]
Jesse Ventura, former Reform Party Governor of Minnesota (1999–2003)^[177]

Organizations

Americans for Democratic Action, SoCal chapter^[179] (previously endorsed Lieu)^[179]
Progressive Leaders for Democratic Action at UCLA^[180]^[181]

Party officials

Eva Longoria, co-chairwoman of Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign, actress, and producer^[182]

Individuals

Michael Beckwith, author and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center^[183]
Ed Begley Jr., actor and environmentalist^[179]
Gabrielle Bernstein, author, motivational speaker, life coach, and Kundalini Yoga instructor^[183]
Selma Blair, actress^[181]^[183]
Jack Canfield, author, motivational speaker, and corporate trainer^[183]
Deepak Chopra, author^[184]
Katie Cleary, model and actress^[183]
Seane Corn, yoga teacher, public speaker, and activist^[178]
Marcia Cross, actress^[178]
Ben Decker, author, meditation teacher, and public speaker^[183]
Laura Dern, actress, director, and producer^[178]
Frances Fisher, actress^[185]
John Gray, author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, lecturer, and relationship counselor^[177]
Gurmukh, teacher of Kundalini Yoga^[178]
Thom Hartmann, progressive political commentator, author, and former psychotherapist^[186]
Barbara Marx Hubbard, futurist, author, and public speaker^[183]
Van Jones, CNN news commentator, author, and lawyer^[177]
Kim Kardashian, media personality, model, and actress^[187]
Kourtney Kardashian, media personality and model^[187]
Andrew Keegan, actor^[183]
Chaka Khan, singer-songwriter^[188]
Mastin Kipp, author, blogger, and inspirational speaker^[183]
Elizabeth Kucinich, activist and producer; wife of former Rep. Dennis Kucinich^[178]
Diane Ladd, actress^[178]
Greg Louganis, Olympic platform diver, author, and LGBT activist^[178]
Jane Lynch, actress and comedian^[184]
Meredith Scott Lynn, actress, producer, and director^[181]^[183]
Bruce Margolin, executive director of NORML Los Angeles chapter (1973–present); Democratic candidate for Governor in 2003^[189]
Alanis Morissette, singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer^[177]
Jason Mraz, singer-songwriter and guitarist^[184]
Katy Perry, singer-songwriter^[187]
Nicole Richie, actress and fashion designer^[190]
Brent Roske, film producer; former Independent candidate for U.S. Congress from CA-33 in 2014^[134]
Taylor Schilling, actress^[191]
Sarah Silverman, stand-up comedian, actress, and writer^[188]
Alana Stewart, actress, author, and former model (Republican)^[178]
Steven Tyler, singer-songwriter and keyboardist^[184]
Amber Valletta, supermodel and actress^[178]
Neale Donald Walsch, author, actor, screenwriter, and speaker^[183]
Kendra Wilkinson, model and television personality^[183]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Elan Carr (R)	Wendy Greuel (D)	Ted Lieu (D)	Brent Roske (I)	Marianne Williamson (I)	Undecided
Benenson Strategy Group^ Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine	February 12–13, 2014	500	± 4.3%	19%	29%	21%	1%	7%	13%

^ Internal poll for Wendy Greuel Campaign

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elan Carr	23,476	21.6
	Democratic	Ted Lieu	20,432	18.8
	Democratic	Wendy Greuel	17,988	16.6
	No party preference	Marianne Williamson	14,335	13.2
	Democratic	Matt Miller	13,005	12.0
	Republican	Lily Gilani	7,673	7.1
	Republican	Kevin Mottus	2,561	2.4
	Democratic	Barbara L. Mulvaney	2,516	2.3
	Democratic	David Kanuth	1,554	1.4
	Democratic	Kristie Holmes	994	0.9
	Libertarian	Mark Matthew Herd	883	0.8
	Green	Michael Ian Sachs	732	0.7
	Democratic	Michael Shapiro	650	0.6
	No party preference	Tom Fox	509	0.5
	Democratic	Zein E. Obagi Jr.	477	0.4
	Democratic	Vincent Flaherty	345	0.3
	Democratic	James Graf	327	0.3
	No party preference	Brent Roske (withdrawn)	188	0.2
	No party preference	Theo Milonopoulos (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			108,646	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Ted Lieu (D)

U.S. representatives

Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (CA-37)^[152]
Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative (CA-47)^[125]
Mark Takano, U.S. Representative (CA-41)^[153]
Maxine Waters, U.S. Representative (CA-43)^[125]
Henry Waxman, U.S. Representative (CA-33)^[192]

State officials

State legislators

Jim Beall, state senator^[154]
Marty Block, state senator^[154]
Susan Bonilla, state assembly member^[155]
Joan Buchanan, state assembly member^[155]
Ed Chau, state assembly member^[155]
Kevin de Leon, state assembly member^[125]
Noreen Evans, state senator^[154]
Rich Gordon, state assembly member and former San Mateo County Supervisor^[155]
Isadore Hall, state assembly member^[125]
Jerry Hill, state senator^[154]
Ricardo Lara, state senator^[125]
Holly Mitchell, state senator^[125]
Bill Monning, state senator^[154]
Al Muratsuchi, state assembly member
John Pérez, Speaker of the California State Assembly
Anthony Rendon, state assembly member^[155]
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, state assembly member^[125]
Darrell Steinberg, President pro tempore of the California State Senate^[125]
Norma Torres, state senator^[154]
Mariko Yamada, state assembly member^[155]

Labor unions

Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs^[158]
California School Employees Association
California Teachers Association
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals 13 and 94^[158]
Service Employees International Union^[159]
Torrance Firefighters Association

Organizations

Individuals

George Takei, actor and civil rights activist

Elan Carr (R)

Executive branch officials

Neel Kashkari, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability

U.S. senators

John McCain, U.S. Senator (R-AZ)

U.S. representatives

Eric Cantor, former U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader (VA-7)
Paul Cook, U.S. Representative (CA-8)
Elton Gallegly, former U.S. Representative (CA-24)
Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative (CA-49)
Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader (CA-23)
Ed Royce, U.S. Representative (CA-39)

Governors

Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts

U.S. ambassadors

John Bolton, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Organizations

National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[9]
Republican Jewish Coalition

Labor unions

Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys
Los Angeles County Police Chiefs' Association

Local officials

Michael D. Antonovich, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Steve Cooley, former Los Angeles County District Attorney
Jimmy Delshad, former Mayor of Beverly Hills, California
Alan Jackson, former Los Angeles County prosecutor
John A. Mirisch, Mayor of Beverly Hills, California

Individuals

Sheldon Adelson, billionaire, business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and political donor
Dennis Prager, conservative radio talk show host and writer

Results

California's 33rd congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Lieu	108,331	59.2
	Republican	Elan Carr	74,700	40.8
Total votes			183,031	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

The 34th district is based in central Los Angeles and includes Chinatown and Downtown Los Angeles. Incumbent Democrat Xavier Becerra, who had represented the 34th district since 2013 and previously represented the 31st district from 2003 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Xavier Becerra, incumbent U.S. Representative
Adrienne Nicole Edwards, community organizer

Peace and Freedom Candidates

Eliminated in primary

Howard Johnson, attorney

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Xavier Becerra (incumbent)	22,878	73.8
	Democratic	Adrienne Nicole Edwards	4,473	14.4
	Peace and Freedom	Howard Johnson	3,587	11.6
	No party preference	Jonathan Turner Smith (write-in)	48	0.2
Total votes			30,986	100.0

General election

Results

California's 34th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Xavier Becerra (incumbent)	44,697	72.5
	Democratic	Adrienne Nicole Edwards	16,924	27.5
Total votes			61,621	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

The 35th district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Fontana, Ontario, and Pomona. Incumbent Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod, who had represented the 35th district since 2013, retired.^[194]

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Christina Gagnier, attorney^[195]
Norma Torres, state senator^[196]

Eliminated in primary

Scott Heydenfeldt, entrepreneur
Anthony Vieyra, financial analyst

Withdrawn

Paul Vincent Avila, Ontario City Councilman^[197]

Declined

Joe Baca, former U.S. Representative (running for CA-31)^[198]
Gloria Negrete McLeod, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors)^[194]

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

Benjamin Lopez

Declined

Gary Ovitt, San Bernardino County Supervisor^[199]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norma Torres	17,996	65.7
	Democratic	Christina Gagnier	4,081	14.9
	Democratic	Scott Heydenfeldt	2,574	9.4
	Democratic	Anthony Vieyra	2,183	8.0
	Republican	Benjamin "Ben" Lopez (write-in)	567	2.1
Total votes			27,401	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Norma Torres (D)

Organizations

EMILY's List^[55]

Results

California's 35th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norma Torres	39,502	63.5
	Democratic	Christina Gagnier	22,753	36.5
Total votes			62,255	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

The 36th district is based in eastern Riverside County and includes Palm Springs. Democrat Raul Ruiz, who had represented the 36th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Raul Ruiz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Brian Nestande, state assembly member^[200]

Eliminated in primary

Ray Haynes, former state assembly member^[201]

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz (incumbent)	41,443	50.3
	Republican	Brian Nestande	28,662	34.8
	Republican	Ray Haynes	12,232	14.9
Total votes			82,337	100.0

General election

Campaign

Despite being touted as a formidable candidate, Nestande received criticism from other Republicans about his poor fundraising, which left him with only $235,000 in cash on hand after the primary, with Ruiz reporting more than $1.9 million in the bank at the same time.^[202]

Ruiz had also received much praise for assisting airline passengers in distress on two separate flights in July and October.

Endorsements

Raul Ruiz (D)

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[23]
No Labels^[24]

Brian Nestande (R)

Organizations

National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[9]

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 5, 2014

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[10]	Lean D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[11]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]	Lean D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Lean D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[13]	Lean D	November 4, 2014

Results

California's 36th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz (incumbent)	72,682	54.2
	Republican	Brian Nestande	61,457	45.8
Total votes			134,139	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 37

The 37th district is based in West Los Angeles and includes Crenshaw and Culver City. Incumbent Democrat Karen Bass, who had represented the 37th district since 2013 and previously represented the 33rd district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Karen Bass, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Mervin Evans, author and management consultant

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

R. Adam King, entrepreneur

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	47,639	79.6
	Republican	R. Adam King	8,530	14.3
	Democratic	Mervin Evans	3,677	6.1
Total votes			59,846	100.0

General election

Results

California's 37th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	96,787	84.3
	Republican	R. Adam King	18,051	15.7
Total votes			114,838	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 38

The 38th district is based in the eastern Los Angeles suburbs and includes Norwalk and Whittier. Incumbent Democrat Linda Sánchez, who had represented the 38th district since 2013 and previously represented the 39th district from 2003 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Linda Sánchez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Benjamin Campos, accountant

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	27,149	57.5
	Republican	Benjamin Campos	20,046	42.5
Total votes			47,195	100.0

General election

Results

California's 38th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	58,192	59.1
	Republican	Benjamin Campos	40,288	40.9
Total votes			98,480	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 39

The 39th district straddles the Los Angeles–Orange county border and includes Chino Hills, Diamond Bar, and Fullerton. Incumbent Republican Ed Royce, who had represented the 39th district since 2013 and previously represented the 40th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 39th district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Ed Royce, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Peter Anderson, retired software engineer

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Royce (incumbent)	49,071	70.6
	Democratic	Peter O. Anderson	20,480	29.4
Total votes			69,551	100.0

General election

Results

California's 39th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Royce (incumbent)	91,319	68.5
	Democratic	Peter O. Anderson	41,906	31.4
Total votes			133,225	100.0
	Republican hold

District 40

The 40th district is based in central Los Angeles County and includes Downey and East Los Angeles. Incumbent Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard, who had represented the 40th district since 2013 and previously represented the 34th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 33rd district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Lucille Roybal-Allard, incumbent U.S. Representative
David Sanchez, retired college professor

Republican candidates

No Republicans filed.

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	13,745	66.4
	Democratic	David Sanchez	6,968	33.6
Total votes			20,713	100.0

General election

Results

California's 40th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	30,208	61.2
	Democratic	David Sanchez	19,171	38.8
Total votes			49,379	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 41

The 41st district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Moreno Valley, Perris, and Riverside. Incumbent Democrat Mark Takano, who had represented the 41st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Mark Takano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Veronica Franco, healthcare administrator

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Steve Adams, Riverside City Council member

Eliminated in primary

Yvonne Terrell Girard, judicial assistant

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Takano (incumbent)	19,648	44.7
	Republican	Steve Adams	16,264	37.0
	Democratic	Veronica Franco	4,509	10.2
	Republican	Yvonne Terrell Girard	3,581	8.1
Total votes			44,002	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mark Takano (D)

Organizations

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mark Takano (D)	Steve Adams (R)	Undecided
Wenzel Strategies	February 28–March 3, 2014	618	± 3.92%	42%	42%	16%

Results

California's 41st congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Takano (incumbent)	46,948	56.6
	Republican	Steve Adams	35,936	43.4
Total votes			82,884	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 42

The 42nd district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Corona and Murrieta. Incumbent Republican Ken Calvert, who had represented the 42nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 44th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 43rd district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Ken Calvert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Tim Sheridan, national field representative

Eliminated in primary

Kerri Condley, businesswomen and Delegate for the California Democratic Party
Chris Marquez, retired marine sergeant

Withdrawn

Boyd Roberts

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	37,506	67.5
	Democratic	Tim Sheridan	8,788	15.8
	Democratic	Chris Marquez	6,118	11.0
	Democratic	Kerri Condley	3,150	5.7
	Republican	Floyd Harvey (write-in)	8	0.0
Total votes			55,570	100.0

General election

Results

California's 42nd congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	74,540	65.7
	Democratic	Tim Sheridan	38,850	34.3
Total votes			113,390	100.0
	Republican hold

District 43

The 43rd district is based in South Los Angeles and includes Hawthorne and Inglewood. Incumbent Democrat Maxine Waters, who had represented the 43rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 35th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 29th district from 1991 to 1993, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Maxine Waters, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

John Wood Jr., political writer and analyst

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	33,746	67.2
	Republican	John Wood Jr.	16,440	32.8
	American Independent	Brandon M. Cook (write-in)	12	0.0
Total votes			50,198	100.0

General election

Results

California's 43rd congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	69,681	71.0
	Republican	John Wood Jr.	28,521	29.0
Total votes			98,202	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 44

The 44th district is based in south Los Angeles County and includes Carson, Compton, and San Pedro. Incumbent Democrat Janice Hahn, who had represented the 44th district since 2013 and previously represented the 36th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Janice Hahn, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

No Republicans filed.

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Hahn (incumbent)	25,641	100.0
	Peace and Freedom	Adam Shbeita (write-in)	5	0.0
Total votes			24,656	100.0

General election

Results

California's 44th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Hahn (incumbent)	59,670	86.7
	Peace and Freedom	Adam Shbeita	9,192	13.3
Total votes			68,862	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 45

The 45th district is based in inland Orange County and includes Irvine and Mission Viejo. Incumbent Republican John Campbell, who had represented the 45th district since 2013 and previously represented the 48th district from 2005 to 2013, retired.^[203]

Primary election

John Moorlach withdrew from the race in March 2014, citing poor fundraising and his opponents' negative campaigns.^[204]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Mimi Walters, state senator^[205]

Eliminated in primary

Greg Raths, veteran and former commercial airline pilot

Withdrawn

Pat Maciariello, investor^[206]
John Moorlach, Orange County Supervisor

Declined

Dick Ackerman, former Minority Leader of the California Senate^[205]
Patricia Bates, state assembly member^[205]
Bill Campbell, former Chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors^[205]
John Campbell, incumbent U.S. Representative^[203]
Steven Choi, Mayor of Irvine^[205]
Christopher Cox, former U.S. Representative^[205]
Diane Harkey, state assembly member^[205]
Neel Kashkari, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs^[205]
Jeff Lalloway, Irvine Council member^[205]
Phil Liberatore, accountant and candidate for the 8th District in 2012
Allan Mansoor, state assembly member^[205]
Gary Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative from the 45th District^[205]
Kris Murray, Anaheim Council member^[205]
Christina Shea, Irvine Council member^[205]
Harry Sidhu, Anaheim Council member^[205]
Todd Spitzer, Orange County Supervisor^[205]
Michelle Steel, Member of the California State Board of Equalization^[205]
Tom Tait, Mayor of Anaheim^[205]
Gaddi Vasquez, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture^[205]
Donald P. Wagner, state assembly member^[205]
Fred Whitaker, Orange Council member^[205]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Drew Leavens, businessman^[204]

Declined

Larry Agran, Irvine Council member^[205]
Sukhee Kang, Mayor of Irvine and general election candidate for this seat in 2012^[205]
Beth Krom, Irvine Council member and nominee for this seat in 2010^[205]
Teresa “Tita” Smith, Mayor of Orange^[205]
Steve Young, attorney^[205]

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Beth Krom (D)	Gary Miller (R)	Mimi Walters (R)	Undecided
Lewis Consulting Group	June 28–30, 2013	300	± 4.8%	21%	21%	25%	33%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Beth Krom (D)	Ed Royce (R)	Mimi Walters (R)	Undecided
Lewis Consulting Group	June 28–30, 2013	300	± 4.8%	22%	26%	20%	32%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Beth Krom (D)	Todd Spitzer (R)	Mimi Walters (R)	Undecided
Lewis Consulting Group	June 28–30, 2013	300	± 4.8%	22%	29%	20%	29%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Beth Krom (D)	Don Wagner (R)	Mimi Walters (R)	Undecided
Lewis Consulting Group	June 28–30, 2013	300	± 4.8%	23%	16%	27%	35%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sukhee Kang (D)	Beth Krom (D)	Mimi Walters (R)	Steve Young (D)	Undecided
Lewis Consulting Group	June 28–30, 2013	300	± 4.8%	7%	10%	41%	9%	33%

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mimi Walters	39,631	45.1
	Democratic	Drew E. Leavens	24,721	28.1
	Republican	Greg Raths	21,284	24.2
	No party preference	Al Salehi	2,317	2.6
Total votes			87,953	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mimi Walters (R)

U.S. representatives

Ed Royce, U.S. Representative (CA-39)^[205]

Organizations

Maggie's List
National Republican Congressional Committee "Vanguard" Program^[9]
Susan B. Anthony List^[207]

Local officials

Sandra Hutchens, Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County^[205]
Tony Rackauckas, Orange County District Attorney^[205]

Results

California's 45th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mimi Walters	106,083	65.1
	Democratic	Drew E. Leavens	56,819	34.9
Total votes			162,902	100.0
	Republican hold

District 46

The 46th district is based in central Orange County and includes Anaheim and Santa Ana. Incumbent Democrat Loretta Sanchez, who had represented the 46th district since 2013 and previously represented the 47th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 46th district from 1997 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Loretta Sanchez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Ehab Atalla, businessman

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Adam Nick, accountant, auditor and businessman

Eliminated in primary

John J. Cullum, business owner and accountant
Carlos Vazquez, business owner and educator

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (incumbent)	20,172	50.6
	Republican	Adam Nick	7,234	18.1
	Republican	John J. Cullum	5,666	14.2
	Republican	Carlos Vazquez	4,969	12.5
	Democratic	Ehab Atalla	1,835	4.6
Total votes			39,876	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Loretta Sanchez (D)

Organizations

Blue Dog Coalition^[7]

Results

California's 46th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (incumbent)	49,738	59.7
	Republican	Adam Nick	33,577	40.3
Total votes			83,315	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 47

The 47th district includes Long Beach and parts of Orange County. Incumbent Democrat Alan Lowenthal, who had represented the 47th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Alan Lowenthal, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Andy Whallon, engineer and entrepreneur

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)	44,019	57.1
	Republican	Andy Whallon	33,093	42.9
	Republican	George Brogan (write-in)	3	0.0
Total votes			77,115	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Alan Lowenthal (D)

Organizations

No Labels^[24]

Results

California's 47th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)	69,061	56.0
	Republican	Andy Whallon	54,309	44.0
Total votes			123,370	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 48

The 48th district is based in coastal Orange County and includes Huntington Beach. Incumbent Republican Dana Rohrabacher, who had represented the 48th district since 2013 and previously represented the 46th district from 2003 to 2013, the 45th district from 1993 to 2003, and the 42nd district from 1989 to 1993, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Dana Rohrabacher, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Wendy Leece, Costa Mesa Councilmember

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Sue Savary, business owner and educator

Eliminated in primary

Robert John Banuelos, congressional community liaison
David Burns, lawyer

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)	52,431	56.1
	Democratic	Suzanne Joyce Savary	18,242	19.5
	Republican	Wendy Brooks Leece	11,082	11.9
	Democratic	David Burns	6,142	6.6
	Democratic	Robert John Banuelos	5,591	6.0
Total votes			93,488	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Dana Rohrabacher (R)

Organizations

Republican Liberty Caucus^[18]

Results

California's 48th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)	112,082	64.1
	Democratic	Suzanne Joyce Savary	62,713	35.9
Total votes			174,795	100.0
	Republican hold

District 49

The 49th district is based in northern San Diego County and includes Carlsbad and Oceanside. Incumbent Republican Darrell Issa, who had represented the 49th district since 2003 and the 48th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Darrell Issa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Dave Peiser, local business owner

Eliminated in primary

Noboru Isagawa, retired instructor

Withdrawn

Johnny Moore, counsellor

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	56,558	61.9
	Democratic	Dave Peiser	25,946	28.4
	Democratic	Noboru Isagawa	8,887	9.7
	Democratic	Johnny Moore (write-in)	16	0.0
Total votes			91,407	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Dave Peiser (D)

Organizations

Progressive Democrats of America^[56]

Results

California's 49th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	98,161	60.2
	Democratic	Dave Peiser	64,981	39.8
Total votes			163,142	100.0
	Republican hold

District 50

The 50th district is based in inland San Diego County and includes Escondido and Santee. Incumbent Republican Duncan D. Hunter, who had represented the 50th district since 2013 and previously represented the 52nd district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Duncan D. Hunter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

James Kimber, physician's assistant^[208]

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

Michael Benoit, retired business owner

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent)	62,371	70.4
	Democratic	James H. Kimber	21,552	24.3
	Libertarian	Michael Benoit	4,634	5.2
Total votes			88,557	100.0

General election

Results

California's 50th congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent)	111,997	71.2
	Democratic	James H. Kimber	45,302	28.8
Total votes			157,299	100.0
	Republican hold

District 51

The new 51st district runs along the border with Mexico and includes Imperial County and San Diego. Incumbent Democrat Juan Vargas, who had represented the 51st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Juan Vargas, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Stephen Meade, self employed broker

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Vargas (incumbent)	35,812	68.3
	Republican	Stephen Meade	16,403	31.3
	Republican	Ernest Griffes (write-in)	184	0.4
Total votes			52,216	100.0

General election

Results

California's 51st congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Vargas (incumbent)	56,373	68.8
	Republican	Stephen Meade	25,577	32.2
Total votes			81,950	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 52

The 52nd district is based in coastal San Diego and includes La Jolla and Poway. Incumbent Democrat Scott Peters, who had represented the 52nd district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Scott Peters, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Carl DeMaio, former San Diego city council member and nominee for Mayor of San Diego in 2012^[209]

Eliminated in primary

Kirk Jorgensen, military officer and businessman
Fred J. Simon Jr., trauma surgeon and businessman

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Peters (incumbent)	53,926	42.3
	Republican	Carl DeMaio	44,954	35.3
	Republican	Kirk Jorgensen	23,588	18.5
	Republican	Fred J. Simon Jr.	5,040	4.0
Total votes			127,508	100.0

General election

Campaign

DeMaio faced sexual harassment charges from former campaign staffer Todd Bosnich; however, no charges were never filed.^[210]

Endorsements

Scott Peters (D)

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[23]
No Labels^[24]
United States Chamber of Commerce^[211]

Carl DeMaio (R)

Organizations

BIPAC^[8]
National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[9]

Debates

Complete video of debate, September 23, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Peters (D)	Carl DeMaio (R)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 27–30, 2014	551	± 4.3%	44%	45%	11%
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker	October 16–23, 2014	460	± 7.0%	40%	49%	11%
SurveyUSA	October 17–20, 2014	608	± 4.1%	45%	46%	10%
SurveyUSA	October 2–6, 2014	542	± 4.3%	45%	48%	6%
SurveyUSA	September 11–15, 2014	559	± 4.2%	47%	46%	7%
GBA Strategies (D-House Majority PAC) Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine	July 20–22, 2014	400	± 4.9%	48%	43%	8%
SurveyUSA	June 11–12, 2014	554	± 4.2%	44%	51%	6%
SurveyUSA	June 10–12, 2013	500	± 4.5%	39%	48%	13%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[10]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg^[11]	Tossup	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[12]	Lean D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Tossup	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections^[13]	Tossup	November 4, 2014

Results

California's 52nd congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Peters (incumbent)	98,826	51.6
	Republican	Carl DeMaio	92,746	48.4
Total votes			191,572	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 53

The 53rd district is based in Central San Diego and includes La Mesa and Lemon Grove. Incumbent Democrat Susan Davis, who had represented the 53rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 49th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Susan Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Larry Wilske, retired navy seal

Eliminated in primary

John Edwards, retired aerospace engineer
Joel Marchese, teacher
Jim Stieringer, school board member
Wayne True, family physician

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	50,041	56.3
	Republican	Larry A. Wilske	18,384	20.7
	Republican	Wayne S. True	9,182	10.3
	Republican	John R. Edwards	3,986	4.5
	Republican	Joel Marchese	2,729	3.1
	Republican	Jim Stieringer	2,106	2.4
	No party preference	John W. Campbell	1,596	1.8
	No party preference	Christina Bobb	929	1.0
Total votes			88,953	100.0

General election

Results

California's 53rd congressional district election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	87,104	58.8
	Republican	Larry A. Wilske	60,940	41.2
Total votes			148,044	100.0
	Democratic hold

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