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Elections and campaigns of Nancy Pelosi
The electoral history of Nancy Pelosi spans more than three decades, from the mid-1980s to the present. A member of the Democratic Party in the United States , Nancy Pelosi was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a 1987 special election , after the death of Congresswoman Sala Burton that February. In the Democratic primary , Pelosi defeated San Francisco Supervisor Harry Britt , considered the more progressive candidate, with 36 percent of the vote to his 32 percent.[ 1] Republican Harriet Ross, her closest competitor, by more than a 2–1 margin.[ 2]
Now in her 18th two-year term, Pelosi has enjoyed overwhelming voter support throughout her congressional career. Since 2013, she has represented California's 12th congressional district city and county of San Francisco . She initially represented the 5th district redrawn after the 1990 Census , the 8th district House Democratic Party leader from 2003 to 2023, and sought election to the office of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives every two years during that time, of which four campaigns were successful.
U.S. House of Representatives [ edit ] 1987 special election [ edit ]
California's 12th congressional district election, 2012 incumbent Source:[ 20] [ 21]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Nancy Pelosi*
89,446
74.9
Republican John Dennis
16,206
13.6
Green
Barry Hermanson
6,398
5.4
Democratic
David Peterson
3,756
3.1
Democratic
Summer Shields
2,146
1.8
Democratic
Americo Arturo Diaz
1,499
1.3
Total votes
119,451
100
General election
Democratic Nancy Pelosi*
253,709
85.1
Republican
John Dennis
44,478
14.9
Total votes
298,181
100
California's 12th congressional district election, 2014 incumbent Source:[ 22] [ 23]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Nancy Pelosi*
79,816
73.6
Republican John Dennis
12,922
11.9
Green
Barry Hermanson
6,156
5.7
Democratic
David Peterson
3,774
3.5
Peace and Freedom
Frank Lara
2,107
1.9
Democratic
Michael Steger
1,514
1.4
No party preference
A. J. "Desmond" Thorsson
1,270
1.2
No party preference
James Welles
879
0.8
Total votes
108,438
100.0
General election
Democratic Nancy Pelosi*
160,067
83.3
Republican
John Dennis
32,197
16.7
Total votes
192,264
100.0
California's 12th congressional district election, 2018 incumbent Source:
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Nancy Pelosi*
141,365
68.5
Republican Lisa Remmer
18,771
9.1
Democratic
Shahid Buttar
17,597
8.5
Democratic
Stephen Jaffe
12,114
5.9
Democratic
Ryan A. Khojasteh
9,498
4.6
Green
Barry Hermanson
4,217
2.0
No party preference
Michael Goldstein
2,820
1.4
Total votes
206,382
100.0
General election
Democratic Nancy Pelosi*
275,292
86.8
Republican
Lisa Remmer
41,780
13.2
Total votes
317,072
100.0
California's 12th congressional district election, 2020 incumbent Source:
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Nancy Pelosi * 89,460
72.5
Democratic Shahid Buttar
15,645
12.7
Republican
John Dennis
11,387
9.2
Republican
Deanna Lorraine
2,653
2.1
Democratic
Tom Gallagher
2,598
2.1
Democratic
Agatha Bacelar
1,679
1.4
Total votes
123,422
100
General election
Democratic
Nancy Pelosi*
281,776
77.6
Democratic
Shahid Buttar
81,174
22.4
Total votes
362,950
100
California's 11th congressional district 2022
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 133,798
71.7
Republican John Dennis
20,054
10.7
Democratic
Shahid Buttar
19,471
10.4
Republican
Eve Del Castello
7,319
3.9
Democratic
Jeffrey Phillips
3,595
1.9
Democratic
Bianca Von Krieg
2,499
1.3
Total votes
186,736
100.0
General election
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 220,848
84.0
Republican
John Dennis
42,217
16.0
Total votes
263,065
100.0
Primary results by precinct: Pelosi—40–50%
Pelosi—50–60%
Pelosi—60–70%
Pelosi—70–80%
Pelosi—80-90%
No Data
California's 11th congressional district 2024 [ 24]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 138,285
73.3
Republican Bruce Lou
16,285
8.6
Democratic
Marjorie Mikels
9,363
5.0
Democratic
Bianca Von Krieg
7,634
4.0
Republican
Jason Zeng
6,607
3.5
Democratic
Jason Boyce
4,325
2.3
Republican
Larry Nichelson
3,482
1.8
Republican
Eve Del Castello
2,751
1.5
Total votes
188,732
100.0
General election
Democratic
Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)
Republican
Bruce Lou
Total votes
Speaker of the House [ edit ] 2015 regular election [ edit ] 2015 special election [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Not a member of the House at the time.[ 31]
^ a b Received a majority of the votes cast, and thus won the election, but failed to obtain a majority of the full membership (218).[ 31]
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