# Electoral history 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. In the subsequent run-off, she defeated Republican Harriet Ross, her closest competitor, by more than a 2–1 margin.
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, which consists of four-fifths of the city and county of San Francisco. She initially represented the 5th district (1987–1993), and then, when district boundaries were redrawn after the 1990 Census, the 8th district (1993–2013). She served as the 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
### 1987 special election

California's 5th congressional district special election, 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi | 38,927 | 36.1 |
| | Democratic | Harry Britt | 35,008 | 32.5 |
| | Democratic | William Maher | 15,355 | 14.2 |
| | Democratic | Doris M. Ward | 6,498 | 6.0 |
| | Republican | Harriet Ross | 3,016 | 2.8 |
| | Democratic | Carol Ruth Silver | 2,896 | 2.7 |
| | Republican | Jeff Smith | 1,755 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Tom Spinosa | 1,712 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Mike Garza | 1,262 | 1.2 |
| | independent (politician) | Karen Edwards | 447 | 0.4 |
| | Libertarian | Sam Grove | 408 | 0.4 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Theodore "Ted" Zuur | 187 | 0.2 |
| | independent (politician) | Catherine P. Sedwick | 164 | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | Brian Lantz | 141 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 107,776 | 100 |
| Runoff election |||||
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi | 46,428 | 63.3 |
| | Republican | Harriet Ross | 22,478 | 30.7 |
| | independent (politician) | Karen Edwards | 1,602 | 2.2 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Theodore "Ted" Zuur | 1,105 | 1.5 |
| | Libertarian | Sam Grove | 1,007 | 1.4 |
| | independent (politician) | Catherine P. Sedwick | 659 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,279 | 100 |

### 1988 election

California's 5th congressional district election, 1988 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 133,530 | 76.4 |
| | Republican | Bruce Michael O'Neill | 33,692 | 19.3 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Theodore "Ted" Zuur | 3,975 | 2.3 |
| | Libertarian | Sam Grove | 3,561 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 174,758 | 100 |

### 1990 election

California's 5th congressional district election, 1990 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 120,633 | 77.2 |
| | Republican | Alan Nichols | 35,671 | 22.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 156,304 | 100 |

### 1992 election

California's 8th congressional district election, 1992 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 191,906 | 82.5 |
| | Republican | Marc Wolin | 25,693 | 11.0 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Cesar G. Cadabes | 7,572 | 3.3 |
| | Libertarian | James R. Elwood | 7,511 | 3.2 |
| | No party | (write-in) | 9 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 232,691 | 100 |

### 1994 election

California's 8th congressional district election, 1994 primary * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 66,247 | 92.4 |
| | Democratic | Robert Ingraham | 5,476 | 7.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,723 | 100 |
California's 8th congressional district election, 1994 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 137,642 | 81.8 |
| | Republican | Elsa C. Cheung | 30,528 | 18.2 |
| | No party | (write-in) | 1 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 168,171 | 100 |

### 1996 election

California's 8th congressional district election, 1996 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 175,216 | 84.3 |
| | Republican | Justin Raimondo | 25,739 | 12.4 |
| | Natural Law | David Smithstein | 6,783 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 207,738 | 100 |

### 1998 election

California's 8th congressional district election, 1998 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 148,027 | 85.8 |
| | Republican | David J. Martz | 20,781 | 12.1 |
| | Natural Law | David Smithstein | 3,654 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 172,462 | 100 |

### 2000 election

California's 8th congressional district election, 2000 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 181,847 | 84.5 |
| | Republican | Adam Sparks | 25,298 | 11.7 |
| | Libertarian | Erik Bauman | 5,645 | 2.6 |
| | Natural Law | David Smithstein | 2,638 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 215,428 | 100 |

### 2002 election

California's 8th congressional district election, 2002 primary * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 65,949 | 93.1 |
| | Democratic | Robert Ingraham | 4,898 | 6.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,847 | 100 |
California's 8th congressional district election, 2002 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 127,684 | 79.6 |
| | Republican | G. Michael German | 20,063 | 12.6 |
| | Green | Jay Pond | 10,033 | 6.2 |
| | Libertarian | Ira Spivack | 2,659 | 1.6 |
| | independent (politician) | Deborah Liatos | 2 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 160,441 | 100 |

### 2004 election

California's 8th congressional district election, 2004 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 224,017 | 83.0 |
| | Republican | Jennifer Depalma | 31,074 | 11.5 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Leilani Dowell | 9,527 | 3.5 |
| | independent (politician) | Terry Baum | 5,446 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 270,064 | 100 |

### 2006 election

California's 8th congressional district election, 2006 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 148,435 | 80.4 |
| | Republican | Mike DeNunzio | 19,800 | 10.8 |
| | Green | Krissy Keefer | 13,653 | 7.4 |
| | Libertarian | Philip Zimt Berg | 2,751 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 184,639 | 100 |

### 2008 election

California's 8th congressional district election, 2008 primary * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 83,510 | 89.2 |
| | Democratic | Shirley Golub | 10,105 | 10.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,615 | 100 |
California's 8th congressional district election, 2008 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 204,996 | 71.9 |
| | independent (politician) | Cindy Sheehan | 46,118 | 16.2 |
| | Republican | Dana Walsh | 27,614 | 9.7 |
| | Libertarian | Philip Z. Berg | 6,504 | 2.2 |
| | independent (politician) | Lea Sherman | 11 | 0.0 |
| | independent (politician) | Michelle Wong Clay | 4 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 285,247 | 100 |

### 2010 election

California's 8th congressional district election, 2010 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 167,957 | 80.1 |
| | Republican | John Dennis | 31,711 | 15.2 |
| | Peace and Freedom | Gloria La Riva | 5,161 | 2.4 |
| | Libertarian | Philip Zimt Berg | 4,843 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 209,672 | 100 |

### 2012 election

California's 12th congressional district election, 2012 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 119,451 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 253,709 | 85.1 |
| | Republican | John Dennis | 44,478 | 14.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 298,181 | 100 |

### 2014 election

California's 12th congressional district election, 2014 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 108,438 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 160,067 | 83.3 |
| | Republican | John Dennis | 32,197 | 16.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 192,264 | 100.0 |

### 2016 election

California's 12th congressional district election, 2016 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 169,537 | 78.1 |
| | No party preference | Preston Picus | 16,633 | 7.7 |
| | Republican | Bob Miller | 16,583 | 7.6 |
| | Green | Barry Hermanson | 14,289 | 6.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 217,042 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 274,035 | 80.9 |
| | No party preference | Preston Picus | 64,810 | 19.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 338,845 | 100.0 |

### 2018 election

California's 12th congressional district election, 2018 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 206,382 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 275,292 | 86.8 |
| | Republican | Lisa Remmer | 41,780 | 13.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 317,072 | 100.0 |

### 2020 election

California's 12th congressional district election, 2020 * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 123,422 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* | 281,776 | 77.6 |
| | Democratic | Shahid Buttar | 81,174 | 22.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 362,950 | 100 |

### 2022 election

California's 11th congressional district, 2022 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 263,065 | 100.0 |

### 2024 election

California's 11th congressional district, 2024 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 188,732 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) | 274,796 | 81.0 |
| | Republican | Bruce Lou | 64,315 | 19.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 339,111 | 100.0 |

## Speaker of the House
### 2003 election

2003 election for Speaker – 108th Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dennis Hastert* (IL 14) | 228 | 52.53 |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (CA 8) | 201 | 46.31 |
| | Democratic | John Murtha (PA 12) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | — | Present | 4 | 0.93 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 434 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 218 | >50 |

### 2005 election

2005 election for Speaker – 109th Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dennis Hastert* (IL 14) | 226 | 52.92 |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (CA 8) | 199 | 46.60 |
| | Democratic | John Murtha (PA 12) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | — | Present | 1 | 0.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 427 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 214 | >50 |

### 2007 election

2007 election for Speaker – 110th Congress :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (CA 8) | 233 | 53.56 |
| | Republican | John Boehner (OH 8) | 202 | 46.44 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 435 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 218 | >50 |

### 2009 election

2009 election for Speaker – 111th Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* (CA 8) | 255 | 59.44 |
| | Republican | John Boehner (OH 8) | 174 | 40.56 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 429 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 215 | >50 |

### 2011 election

2011 election for Speaker – 112th Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Boehner (OH 8) | 241 | 55.88 |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* (CA 8) | 173 | 39.96 |
| | Democratic | Heath Shuler (NC 11) | 11 | 2.53 |
| | Democratic | John Lewis (GA 5) | 2 | 0.48 |
| | Democratic | Dennis Cardoza (CA 18) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | Jim Costa (CA 20) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (TN 5) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | Steny Hoyer (MD 5) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | Marcy Kaptur (OH 9) | 1 | 0.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 432 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 217 | >50 |

### 2013 election

2013 election for Speaker – 113th Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Boehner* (OH 8) | 220 | 51.64 |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (CA 12) | 192 | 45.04 |
| | Republican | Eric Cantor (VA 7) | 3 | 0.70 |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (TN 5) | 2 | 0.47 |
| | Republican | Allen West | 2 | 0.47 |
| | Republican | Justin Amash (MI 3) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Democratic | John Dingell (MI 12) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Republican | Jim Jordan (OH 4) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Republican | Raúl Labrador (ID 1) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Democratic | John Lewis (GA 5) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Republican | Colin Powell | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Republican | David Walker | 1 | 0.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 426 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 214 | >50 |

### 2015 regular election

2015 election for Speaker (Regular) – 114th Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Boehner* (OH 8) | 216 | 52.95 |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (CA 12) | 164 | 40.20 |
| | Republican | Dan Webster (FL 10) | 12 | 2.95 |
| | Republican | Louie Gohmert (TX 1) | 3 | 0.74 |
| | Republican | Ted Yoho (FL 3) | 2 | 2.50 |
| | Republican | Jim Jordan (OH 4) | 2 | 0.50 |
| | Republican | Jeff Duncan (SC 3) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Republican | Rand Paul | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Republican | Colin Powell | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Republican | Trey Gowdy (SC 4) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Republican | Kevin McCarthy (CA 23) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (TN 5) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Democratic | Peter DeFazio (OR 4) | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Republican | Jeff Sessions | 1 | 0.24 |
| | Democratic | John Lewis (GA 5) | 1 | 0.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 408 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 205 | >50 |

### 2015 special election

2015 election for Speaker (Special) – 114th Congress :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Ryan (WI 1) | 236 | 54.63 |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (CA 12) | 184 | 42.60 |
| | Republican | Dan Webster (FL 10) | 9 | 2.08 |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (TN 5) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | John Lewis (GA 5) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Republican | Colin Powell | 1 | 0.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 432 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 217 | >50 |

### 2017 election

2017 election for Speaker – 115th Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Paul Ryan* (WI 1) | 239 | 55.19 |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (CA 12) | 189 | 43.65 |
| | Democratic | Tim Ryan (OH 13) | 2 | 0.47 |
| | Democratic | Jim Cooper (TN 5) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | John Lewis (GA 5) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Republican | Dan Webster (FL 10) | 1 | 0.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 433 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 217 | >50 |

### 2019 election

2019 election for Speaker – 116th Congress :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi (CA 12) | 220 | 51.17 |
| | Republican | Kevin McCarthy (CA 23) | 192 | 44.66 |
| | Republican | Jim Jordan (OH 4) | 5 | 1.16 |
| | Democratic | Cheri Bustos (IL 17) | 4 | 0.93 |
| | Democratic | Tammy Duckworth | 2 | 0.47 |
| | Democratic | Stacey Abrams | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | Joe Biden | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | Marcia Fudge (OH 11) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | Joe Kennedy III (MA 4) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | John Lewis (GA 5) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Republican | Thomas Massie (KY 4) | 1 | 0.23 |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Murphy (FL 7) | 1 | 0.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 430 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 216 | >50 |

### 2021 election

2021 election for Speaker – 117th Congress * denotes incumbent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pelosi* (CA 12) | 216 | 50.2% |
| | Republican | Kevin McCarthy (CA 23) | 209 | 48.6% |
| | Democratic | Tammy Duckworth | 1 | 0.2% |
| | Democratic | Hakeem Jeffries (NY 8) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 427 | 100 |
| Votes necessary | Votes necessary | Votes necessary | 214 | >50 |