California's 2nd Congressional District
California's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Jared Huffman (D).
As of the 2020 Census, California representatives represented an average of 761,091 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 704,566 residents.
Elections
2024
See also: California's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
California's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman and Chris Coulombe are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Jared Huffman (D) | |
 | Chris Coulombe (R)  | |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman and Chris Coulombe defeated Tief Gibbs, Jolian Kangas, and Jason Brisendine in the primary for U.S. House California District 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Huffman (D) | 73.4 | 170,271 |
| ✔ | | Chris Coulombe (R) | 16.4 | 38,039 |
 | Tief Gibbs (R) | 8.1 | 18,834 | |
 | Jolian Kangas (No party preference) | 1.4 | 3,276 | |
 | Jason Brisendine (No party preference) | 0.6 | 1,411 | |
| Total votes: 231,831 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman defeated Douglas Brower in the general election for U.S. House California District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Huffman (D) | 74.4 | 229,720 |
 | Douglas Brower (R) | 25.6 | 79,029 | |
| Total votes: 308,749 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Huffman (D) | 68.7 | 145,245 |
| ✔ | | Douglas Brower (R) | 8.6 | 18,102 |
| Chris Coulombe (R) | 8.3 | 17,498 | |
 | Beth Hampson (D) | 6.7 | 14,262 | |
 | Archimedes Ramirez (R) | 5.8 | 12,202 | |
 | Darian Elizondo (R) | 1.9 | 4,012 | |
| Total votes: 211,321 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Aaron Smith (R)
- Rebecca Spicer (Conservative Party)
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman defeated Dale Mensing in the general election for U.S. House California District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Huffman (D) | 75.7 | 294,435 |
 | Dale Mensing (R) | 24.3 | 94,320 | |
| Total votes: 388,755 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman and Dale Mensing defeated Rachel Moniz, Melissa Bradley, and Charles Coppock in the primary for U.S. House California District 2 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Huffman (D) | 67.7 | 184,155 |
| ✔ | | Dale Mensing (R) | 18.9 | 51,287 |
 | Rachel Moniz (D) | 7.6 | 20,609 | |
| Melissa Bradley (G) | 4.6 | 12,412 | |
| Charles Coppock (American Independent Party) | 1.3 | 3,600 | |
| Total votes: 272,063 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman defeated Dale Mensing in the general election for U.S. House California District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Huffman (D) | 77.0 | 243,081 |
| Dale Mensing (R) | 23.0 | 72,576 | |
| Total votes: 315,657 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman and Dale Mensing defeated Andy Caffrey in the primary for U.S. House California District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Huffman (D) | 72.5 | 144,005 |
| ✔ | | Dale Mensing (R) | 20.9 | 41,607 |
 | Andy Caffrey (D) | 6.6 | 13,072 | |
| Total votes: 198,684 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Jared Huffman (D) defeated Dale Mensing (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Huffman and Mensing defeated Erin Schrode (D) and Matthew Robert Wookey (Independent) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jared Huffman Incumbent |
76.9% | 254,194 | |
| Republican | Dale Mensing | 23.1% | 76,572 | |
| Total Votes | 330,766 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Jared Huffman Incumbent |
68.3% | 157,897 | |
| Republican | Dale Mensing |
15.7% | 36,187 | |
| Democratic | Erin Schrode | 9.1% | 20,998 | |
| Independent | Matthew Wookey | 7% | 16,092 | |
| Total Votes | 231,174 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
The 2nd Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jared Huffman (D) defeated Dale Mensing (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jared Huffman Incumbent |
75% | 163,124 | |
| Republican | Dale Mensing | 25% | 54,400 | |
| Total Votes | 217,524 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 2nd Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Democrat Jared Huffman won the election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jared Huffman |
71.2% | 226,216 | |
| Republican | Daniel W. Roberts | 28.8% | 91,310 | |
| Total Votes | 317,526 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Reed (D) in the general election.[4]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
57.1% | 130,837 | |
| Democratic | Jim Reed | 42.8% | 98,092 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 11 | |
| Total Votes | 228,940 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeff Morris (D) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
57.9% | 163,459 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Morris | 42.1% | 118,878 | |
| Total Votes | 282,337 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated A.J. Sekhon (D) and E. Kent Hinesley (L) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
64.2% | 134,911 | |
| Democratic | A.J. Sekhon | 32.5% | 68,234 | |
| Libertarian | E. Kent Hinesley | 3.4% | 7,057 | |
| Total Votes | 210,202 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Johnson (D) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
66.9% | 182,119 | |
| Democratic | Mike Johnson | 33.1% | 90,310 | |
| Total Votes | 272,429 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Johnson (D), Patrice Thiessen (Natural Law) and Charles Martin (L) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
65.8% | 117,747 | |
| Democratic | Mike Johnson | 29.3% | 52,455 | |
| Natural Law | Patrice Thiessen | 2.7% | 4,860 | |
| Libertarian | Charles Martin | 2.2% | 3,923 | |
| Total Votes | 178,985 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Stan Morgan (D), John McDermott (Natural Law) and Charles Martin (L) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
65.7% | 168,172 | |
| Democratic | Stan Morgan | 28.2% | 72,075 | |
| Natural Law | John McDermott | 3.5% | 8,910 | |
| Libertarian | Charles Martin | 2.6% | 6,699 | |
| Total Votes | 255,856 | |||
1998
On November 3, 1998, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Roberts Braden (D) and Patrice Thiessen (Natural Law) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
62.5% | 128,372 | |
| Democratic | Roberts Braden | 34.5% | 70,837 | |
| Natural Law | Patrice Thiessen | 3% | 6,138 | |
| Total Votes | 205,347 | |||
1996
On November 5, 1996, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Roberts Braden (D), Patrice Thiessen (Natural Law) and William Burnner (L) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 1996 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
60.8% | 144,913 | |
| Democratic | Roberts Braden | 33.7% | 80,401 | |
| Natural Law | Patrice Thiessen | 3% | 7,253 | |
| Libertarian | William Burnner | 2.4% | 5,759 | |
| Total Votes | 238,326 | |||
1994
On November 8, 1994, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mary Jacobs (D), Devvy Kidd (American Independent) and Harry Pendery (L) in the general election.[12]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 1994 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
64.2% | 137,864 | |
| Democratic | Mary Jacobs | 26% | 55,959 | |
| American Independent | Devvy Kidd | 7.3% | 15,619 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Pendery | 2.5% | 5,418 | |
| Total Votes | 214,860 | |||
1992
On November 3, 1992, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Frank Riggs (R), Phil Baldwin (P&F) and Matthew Howard (L) in the general election.[13]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 1992 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
47.6% | 119,676 | |
| Democratic | Frank Riggs | 45.1% | 113,266 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Phil Baldwin | 4.3% | 10,764 | |
| Libertarian | Matthew Howard | 3% | 7,500 | |
| Total Votes | 251,206 | |||
1990
On November 6, 1990, Wally Herger won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Erwin Rush (D) and Ross Crain (L) in the general election.[14]
| U.S. House, California District 2 General Election, 1990 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Wally Herger incumbent |
63.7% | 133,315 | |
| Democratic | Erwin Rush | 31.2% | 65,333 | |
| Libertarian | Ross Crain | 5.1% | 10,753 | |
| Total Votes | 209,401 | |||
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission voted 14-0 in favor of a new congressional district map on December 20, 2021, and delivered those maps to the secretary of state on December 27, 2021.[15][16] California was apportioned 52 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, a net loss of one seat compared to apportionment after the 2010 census. This map took effect for California's 2022 congressional elections.
How does redistricting in California work? In California, a non-politician commission draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. Established in 2008 by ballot initiative, the commission comprises 14 members: five Democrats, five Republicans, and four belonging to neither party. A panel of state auditors selects the pool of nominees from which the commissioners are appointed. This pool comprises 20 Democrats, 20 Republicans, and 20 belonging to neither party. The majority and minority leaders of both chambers of the state legislature may each remove two members from each of the aforementioned groups. The first eight commission members are selected at random from the remaining nominees. These first eight comprise three Democrats, three Republicans, and two belonging to neither party. The first eight commissioners appoint the remaining six, which must include two Democrats, two Republicans, and two belonging to neither party.[17]
Commissioners must meet the following requirements in order to serve:[17]
- Members must have voted in at least two of the last three statewide elections.
- Members cannot have switched party affiliation for at least five years.
- "Neither commissioners nor immediate family may have been, within 10 years of appointment, a candidate for federal or state office or member of a party central committee; an officer, employee, or paid consultant to a federal or state candidate or party; a registered lobbyist or paid legislative staff; or a donor of more than $2,000 to an elected candidate."
- Members cannot be "staff, consultants or contractors for state or federal government" while serving as commissioners. The same prohibition applies to the family of commission members.
In order to approve a redistricting plan, nine of the commission's 14 members must vote for it. These nine must include three Democrats, three Republicans, and three belonging to neither party. Maps drawn by the commission may be overturned by public referendum. In the event that a map is overturned by the public, the California Supreme Court must appoint a group to draw a new map.[17]
The California Constitution requires that districts be contiguous. Further, the state constitution mandates that "to the extent possible, [districts] must ... preserve the geographic integrity of cities, counties, neighborhoods and communities of interest." Districts must also "encourage compactness." State Senate and Assembly districts should be nested within each other where possible.[17]
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2010-2011
In 2011, the California State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
2022
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 2nd the 48th most Democratic district nationally.[18]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 73.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 24.0%.[19]
2018
Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 2nd Congressional District the 55th most Democratic nationally.[20]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.76. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.76 points toward that party.[21]
See also
- Redistricting in California
- California's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
- California's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, California," accessed August 15, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "California’s new congressional map boosts Democrats," Dec. 21, 2021
- ↑ Lake County News, "California Citizens Redistricting Commission delivers maps to California Secretary of State," Dec. 28, 2021
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 All About Redistricting, "California," accessed April 21, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
