united states house of representatives elections , 2006 

Statements about this table:
4 of the incumbent congressman run unopposed in the 2000 election for the united state house of representative
democrat gain 1 seat in the 2000 election when republican richard pombo lose to jerry mcnerney
8 woman be re - elect from the california district to serve in the united state house of representative
2 incumbent win the election with over 80% of the vote in their district
district
incumbent
party
first elected
results
candidates
california 7
george miller
democratic
1974
re - elected
george miller (d) 83.9% camden mcconnell (l) 16.1%
california 10
ellen tauscher
democratic
1996
re - elected
ellen tauscher (d) 66.5% darcy linn (r) 33.5%
california 11
richard pombo
republican
1992
lost re - election democratic gain
jerry mcnerney (d) 53.2% richard pombo (r) 46.8%
california 12
tom lantos
democratic
1980
re - elected
tom lantos (d) 76.1% michael moloney (r) 23.9%
california 13
pete stark
democratic
1972
re - elected
pete stark (d) 74.9% george bruno (r) 25.1%
california 15
mike honda
democratic
2000
re - elected
mike honda (d) 72.4% raymond chukwu (r) 27.6%
california 16
zoe lofgren
democratic
1994
re - elected
zoe lofgren (d) 72.8% charel winston (r) 27.2%
california 17
sam farr
democratic
1992
re - elected
sam farr (d) 75.9% anthony demaio (r) 22.6%
district
incumbent
party
first elected
results
candidates
california 18
dennis cardoza
democratic
2002
re - elected
dennis cardoza (d) 65.4% john kanno (r) 34.6%
california 19
george radanovich
republican
1996
re - elected
george radanovich (r) 60.6% tj cox (d) 39.4%
california 20
jim costa
democratic
2004
re - elected
' jim costa (d) unopposed
california 22
bill thomas
republican
1978
retired republican hold
kevin mccarthy (r) 70.8% sharon beery (d) 29.2%
california 23
lois capps
democratic
1998
re - elected
lois capps (d) 65.2% victor tognazzini (r) 34.8%
california 24
elton gallegly
republican
1986
re - elected
elton gallegly (r) 62.1% jill martinez (d) 37.9%
california 27
brad sherman
democratic
1996
re - elected
brad sherman (d) 68.8% peter hankwitz (r) 31.2%
california 31
xavier becerra
democratic
1992
re - elected
xavier becerra (d) unopposed
district
incumbent
party
first elected
results
candidates
california 32
hilda solis
democratic
2000
re - elected
hilda solis (d) 83.0% leland faegre (l) 17.0%
california 33
diane watson
democratic
2001
re - elected
diane watson (d) unopposed
california 38
grace napolitano
democratic
1998
re - elected
grace napolitano (d) 75.4% sid street (r) 24.6%
california 39
linda sánchez
democratic
2002
re - elected
linda sánchez (d) 65.9% james andion (r) 34.1%
california 41
jerry lewis
republican
1978
re - elected
jerry lewis (r) 67.0% louis contreras (d) 33.0%
california 42
gary miller
republican
1998
re - elected
gary miller (r) unopposed
california 43
joe baca
democratic
1999
re - elected
joe baca (d) 64.5% scott folkens (r) 35.5%
california 45
mary bono
republican
1998
re - elected
mary bono (r) 60.7% david roth (d) 39.3%