California's 2nd congressional district

California's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. Jared Huffman, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2013. Currently, it encompasses the northern coast of the state. It stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, and includes all of Highway 101 north of San Francisco, except for a stretch in Sonoma County. It consists of Marin, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties, plus portions of Sonoma County. Cities in the district include San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Windsor, Healdsburg, Ukiah, Fort Bragg, Fortuna, Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville, and Crescent City.[4]

"CA-02" redirects here. For other uses, see CA2 (disambiguation).

California's 2nd congressional district
California's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  Jared Huffman
D–San Rafael
Population (2019)708,434[1]
Median household
income		$80,051[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+23[3]

History

From 2003 until the redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission that took effect in 2013, the 2nd district encompassed much of the far northern part of the state, from the Central Valley north of Sacramento to the Oregon border. It was the largest district by area in California. It consisted of Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba counties, plus portions of Butte and Yolo counties.

The district had a dramatically different political history than its current incarnation. While the current 2nd is one of the most Democratic districts in California, the old 2nd had been a Republican stronghold for almost three decades. Much of this territory is now the 1st district, while most of the current 2nd had been split between the 1st and 6th districts from 2003 to 2013.

Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
1990 Governor[5] Wilson 56.8% - 37.4%
1992 President[6] Bush 38.7 – 35.7%
Senator[7] Herschensohn 52.7 – 35.6%
Senator (Special)[7] Seymour 47.0 – 42.7%
1994 Governor[8] Wilson 64.2 – 29.7%
Senator[9] Huffington 57.8 – 32.8%
1996 President[10] Dole 50.9 – 36.1%
1998 Governor[11] Lungren 50.6% – 45.1%
Senator[12] Fong 56.3% – 38.3%
2000 President[13] Bush 59.2 – 34.1%
Senator[14] Campbell 50.9 – 39.5%
2002 Governor[15] Simon 57.6 – 31.1%
2003 Recall[16][17] Yes 70.5 – 29.5%
Schwarzenegger 57.6 – 18.5%
2004 President[18] Bush 62.0 – 36.6%
Senator[19] Jones 55.5 – 39.6%
2006 Governor[20] Schwarzenegger 70.5 – 23.7%
Senator[21] Mountjoy 51.8 – 42.0%
2008 President[22] McCain 55.0 – 42.6%
2010 Governor[23] Whitman 55.2 – 37.6%
Senator[24] Fiorina 60.2 – 31.9%
2012 President[25] Obama 68.7 – 26.8%
Senator[26] Feinstein 72.6 – 27.4%
2014 Governor[27] Brown 73.5 – 26.5%
2016 President[28] Clinton 69.0 – 23.3%
Senator[29] Harris 73.8 – 26.2%
2018 Governor[30] Newsom 72.1 – 27.9%
Senator[31] Feinstein 56.6 – 43.4%
2020 President[32] Biden 73.6 – 23.9%

List of members representing the district

District created March 4, 1865.

Member Party Dates Cong
ress(es)		 Electoral history Counties

William Higby		 Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869		 39th
40th		 Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1867.
Lost re-election.		 1865–1873
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Tuolumne

Aaron A. Sargent		 Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873		 41st
42nd		 Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1871.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Horace F. Page		 Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1883		 43rd
44th
45th
46th
47th		 Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1875.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1879.
Re-elected in 1880.
Lost re-election.		 1873–1885
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Tuolumne

James Budd		 Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 48th Elected in 1882.
Retired.

James A. Louttit		 Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887		 49th Elected in 1884.
Retired.		 1885–1893
Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Merced, Nevada, Placer, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yuba

Marion Biggs		 Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891		 50th
51st		 Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.

Anthony Caminetti		 Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895		 52nd
53rd		 Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.
1893–1903
Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yuba

Grove L. Johnson		 Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 54th Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.

Marion De Vries		 Democratic March 4, 1897 –
August 20, 1900		 55th
56th		 Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Resigned when appointed as a member of the Board of General Appraisers
Vacant August 20, 1900 –
December 3, 1900		 56th

Samuel D. Woods		 Republican December 3, 1900 –
March 3, 1903		 56th
57th		 Elected to finish De Vries's term.
Retired.

Theodore Arlington Bell		 Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905		 58th Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.		 1903–1913
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sacramento, Sonoma, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba

Duncan E. McKinlay		 Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911		 59th
60th
61st		 Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost renomination to Kent.

William Kent		 Progressive Republican March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913		 62nd Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 1st district.

John E. Raker		 Democratic March 4, 1913 –
January 22, 1926		 63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th		 Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Died.		 1913–1933
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne
Vacant January 22, 1926 –
August 31, 1926		 69th

Harry Lane Englebright		 Republican August 31, 1926 –
May 13, 1943		 69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th		 Elected to finish Raker's term.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Died.
1933–1953
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne
Vacant May 13, 1943 –
August 31, 1943		 78th

Clair Engle		 Democratic August 31, 1943 –
January 3, 1959		 78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th		 Elected to finish Englebright's term.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
1953–1963
Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne

Harold T. Johnson		 Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1975		 86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd		 Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 1st district.
1963–1973
Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Inyo, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne
1973–1975
Alpine, Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada County, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity

Donald H. Clausen		 Republican January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983		 94th
95th
96th
97th		 Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
[data unknown/missing]		 1975–1983
Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma

Eugene A. Chappie		 Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1987		 98th
99th		 Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Retired.		 1983–1993
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, most of Lake, northern Napa, a tiny portion of Nevada, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba

Wally Herger		 Republican January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2013		 100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th		 Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 1st district and retired.
1993–2003
Butte (except Gridley), Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Trinity, Yuba
2003–2013

Most of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, northern Yolo, Yuba

Jared Huffman		 Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present		 113th
114th
115th
116th
117th		 Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.		 2013–present

California's North Coast including Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, and Trinity counties. Coastal Sonoma County and parts of San Francisco.

Election results

1864 1867 1868 1871 1872 1875 1876 1879 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 (Special) 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 (Special) 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1943 (Special) 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

1864
1864 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Higby 23,414 61.6
Democratic James W. Coffroth 14,581 38.4
Total votes 37,995 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1867
1867 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Higby (incumbent) 16,053 52.0
Democratic James W. Coffroth 14,786 48.0
Total votes 30,839 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1868
1868 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron Augustus Sargent 18,264 54.7
Democratic James W. Coffroth 15,124 45.3
Total votes 33,388 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1871
1871 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Aaron Augustus Sargent (incumbent) 18,065 54.0
Democratic James W. Coffroth 15,382 46.0
Total votes 33,447 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1872
1872 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Horace F. Page 13,803 51.9
Democratic Pasz Coggins 12,816 48.1
Total votes 26,619 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1875
1875 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Horace F. Page (incumbent) 13,624 43.4
Democratic Hy Larkin 12,154 38.8
Independent Charles R. Tuttle 5,589 17.8
Total votes 31,367 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1876
1876 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Horace F. Page (incumbent) 20,815 56.7
Democratic G. J. Carpenter 15,916 43.3
Total votes 36,731 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1879
1879 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Horace F. Page (incumbent) 19,386 51.9
Democratic Thomas J. Clunie 12,847 34.4
Workingman's H. B. Williams[41] 5,139 13.8
Total votes 37,372 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1880
1880 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Horace F. Page (incumbent) 22,038 53.6
Democratic John R. Glasscock 18,859 45.9
Greenback Benjamin Todd [43] 296 0.4
Prohibition B. K. Lowe 41 0.1
Total votes 41,118 100.0
Turnout
Republican hold

1882
1882 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Budd 20,229 50.5
Republican Horace F. Page (incumbent) 19,246 48.1
Prohibition J. L. Coles 478 1.2
Greenback F. J. Woodward [45] 78 0.2
Total votes 40,031 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1884
1884 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James A. Louttit 18,327 49.4
Democratic Charles Allen Sumner 18,208 49.1
Prohibition Joshua B. Webster 558 1.5
Total votes 37,093 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1886
1886 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marion Biggs 17,667 50.0
Republican J. C. Campbell 16,594 47.0
Prohibition W. O. Clark 1,076 3.0
Total votes 35,337 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1888
1888 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marion Biggs (incumbent) 19,064 50.6
Republican John A. Eagon 17,541 46.6
Independent S. M. McLean 913 2.4
Know Nothing J. F. McSwain [49] 138 0.4
Total votes 37,656 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1890
1890 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Caminetti 18,644 49.0
Republican George G. Blanchard 18,485 48.6
Prohibition J. S. Witherell 912 2.4
Total votes 38,041 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1892
1892 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Caminetti (incumbent) 20,741 53.3
Republican John F. Davis 16,781 43.1
Prohibition Chauncey H. Dunn 1,307 3.4
Independent J. H. White 122 0.3
Total votes 38,951 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1894
1894 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Grove L. Johnson 19,302 43.0
Democratic Anthony Caminetti (incumbent) 15,732 35.1
Populist Burdell Cornell 8,946 20.0
Prohibition Elam Briggs 866 1.9
Total votes 44,846 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1896
1896 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marion De Vries 24,434 55.5
Republican Grove L. Johnson (incumbent) 18,613 42.3
Prohibition F. E. Coulter 974 2.2
Total votes 44,021 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1898
1898 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marion De Vries (incumbent) 25,196 55.3
Republican Frank D. Ryan 20,400 44.7
Total votes 45,596 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1900 (Special)
United States House of Representatives special election, November 6, 1900[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Samuel D. Woods N/A 51.0
Democratic J. D. Sproul N/A 49.0
Total votes N/A 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1900 (General)
1900 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Samuel D. Woods 23,019 50.4
Democratic J. D. Sproul 21,851 47.9
Social Democrat W. F. Lockwood [57] 402 0.9
Prohibition W. H. Barron 371 0.8
Total votes 45,643 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1902
1902 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[58]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore A. Bell 21,536 49.2
Republican Frank Coombs (incumbent) 21,181 48.3
Socialist G. H. Rogers 731 1.7
Prohibition W. P. Fassett 367 0.8
Total votes 43,815 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1904
1904 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent) 22,873 49.2
Democratic Theodore A. Bell 21,640 46.6
Socialist J. H. White 1,524 3.3
Prohibition Eli P. LaCell 431 0.9
Total votes 46,468 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1906
1906 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[60]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent) 23,411 51.8
Democratic W. A. Beard 20,262 44.8
Socialist A. J. Gaylord 1,524 3.4
Total votes 45,197 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1908
1908 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[61]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan E. McKinlay (incumbent) 28,627 57.5
Democratic W. K. Hays 19,193 38.5
Socialist A. J. Gaylord 2,003 4.0
Total votes 49,823 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1910
1910 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[62]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Kent 25,346 50.1
Democratic I. G. Zumwalt 22,229 44.0
Socialist W. H. Ferber 2,647 5.2
Prohibition Henry P. Stipp 329 0.7
Total votes 50,451 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1912
1912 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[63]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Raker (incumbent) 23,467 62.6
Republican Frank M. Rutherford 10,178 27.2
Socialist J. C. Williams 3,818 10.2
Total votes 37,463 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1914
1914 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[64]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Raker (incumbent) 32,575 64.7
Republican James T. Matlock 15,716 31.2
Prohibition W. P. Fassett 2,086 4.1
Total votes 50,377 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1916
1916 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[65]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Raker (incumbent) 30,042 71.0
Republican Edward H. Hart 12,282 29.0
Total votes 42,324 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1918
1918 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[66]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Raker (incumbent) 28,249 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1920
1920 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[67]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Raker (incumbent) 26,172 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1922
1922 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[68]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Raker (incumbent) 32,981 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1924
1924 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[69]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Raker (incumbent) 30,590 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1926 (Special)
August 31, 1926 special election[70]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Lane Englebright 11,462 26.0
Republican Frank J Powers 10,237 23.2
Republican Ferdinand G. Stevenot 8,763 19.9
Republican Marshall De Motte 8,001 18.2
Democratic Robert H De Witt 5,572 12.7
Total votes 44,035 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1926
1926 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 32,264 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1928
1928 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[72]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 32,455 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1930
1930 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[73]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 35,941 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1932
1932 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[74]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 43,146 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1934
1934 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[75]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 66,370 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1936
1936 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[76]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 51,416 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1938
1938 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[77]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 71,496 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1940
1940 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[78]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 71,033 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1942
1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[79]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Lane Englebright (incumbent) 50,094 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1943 (Special)
August 31, 1943 special election[80]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clair Engle 1,721 53.3
Republican Grace Engelbright 1,304 40.40
Republican Jesse M. Mayo 203 6.3
Total votes 3,228 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1944
1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[81]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clair Engle (incumbent) 48,201 63.8
Republican Jesse M. Mayo 27,312 36.2
Total votes 75,513 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1946
1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[82]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clair Engle (incumbent) 57,895 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1948
1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[83]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clair Engle (incumbent) 78,555 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1950
1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[84]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clair Engle (incumbent) 85,103 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1952
1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[85]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clair Engle (incumbent) 124,179 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1954
1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[86]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clair Engle (incumbent) 113,104 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1956
1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[87]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clair Engle (incumbent) 136,544 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1958
1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[88]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson 90,850 61.0
Republican Curtis W. Tarr 58,199 39.0
Total votes 149,049 100
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1960
1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[89]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 109,565 62.7
Republican Curtis W. Tarr 65,198 37.3
Total votes 174,763 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1962
1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[90]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 106,239 64.6
Republican Frederic H. Nagel 58,150 35.4
Total votes 164,389 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1964
1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[91]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 125,774 64.6
Republican Chester C. Merriam 68,835 35.4
Total votes 194,609 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1966
1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[92]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 131,145 70.9
Republican William H. Romack, Jr. 53,753 29.1
Total votes 184,898 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1968
1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[93]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 127,880 60.8
Republican Osmer E. Dunaway 78,986 37.5
American Independent Paul J. Huft 3,577 1.7
Total votes 210,443 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1970
1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[94]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 151,070 77.9
Republican Lloyd E. Gilbert 37,223 19.2
American Independent Jack R. Carrigg 5,681 2.9
Total votes 193,974 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1972
1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[95]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold T. Johnson (incumbent) 148,808 68.3
Republican Francis X. Callahan 62,381 28.6
American Independent Dorothy D. Paradis 6,688 3.1
Total votes 217,877 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1974
1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[96]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald H. Clausen (incumbent) 95,508 53
Democratic Oscar H. Klee 76,951 42.7
Peace and Freedom Carole J. Glass 7,719 4.3
Total votes 180,178 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1976
1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[97]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald H. Clausen (incumbent) 121,290 56.0
Democratic Oscar H. Klee 88,829 41.0
Peace and Freedom Robert B. "Bob" Allred 6,444 3.0
Total votes 216,563 100
Turnout  
Republican hold

1978
1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[98]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald H. Clausen (incumbent) 114,451 52.0
Democratic Norma Bork 99,712 45.3
Peace and Freedom Irv Sutley 6,097 2.8
Total votes 220,260 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1980
1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[99]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald H. Clausen (incumbent) 141,698 54.2
Democratic Norma K. Bork 109,789 42.0
Libertarian Daniel Mosier 6,833 2.6
Peace and Freedom Linda D. Wren 3,354 1.3
Total votes 261,674 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1982
1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[100]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eugene A. Chappie (incumbent) 116,172 57.9
Democratic John Newmeyer 81,314 40.5
Peace and Freedom Howard Fegarsky 3,126 1.6
Total votes 200,612 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1984
1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[101]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eugene A. Chappie (incumbent) 158,679 69.5
Democratic Harry Cozad 69,793 30.5
Total votes 228,472 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1986
1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[102]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger 109,758 58.3
Democratic Stephen C. Swendiman 74,602 39.6
Libertarian Harry Hugh "Doc" Pendery 4,054 2.2
Total votes 188,414 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1988
1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[103]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 139,010 58.8
Democratic Wayne R. Meyer 91,088 38.5
Libertarian Harry Hugh "Doc" Pendery 6,253 2.6
Total votes 236,351 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1990
1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[104]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 133,315 63.7
Democratic Erwin E. "Bill" Rush 65,333 31.2
Libertarian Ross Crain 10,753 5.1
Total votes 209,401 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1992
1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[105]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 167,247 65.2
Democratic Elliot Roy Freedman 71,780 28.0
Libertarian Harry H. "Doc" Pendery 17,529 6.8
Total votes 256,556 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1994
1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[106]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 137,864 64.2
Democratic Mary Jacobs 55,959 26
American Independent Devvy Kidd 15,619 7.3
Libertarian Harry H. "Doc" Pendery 5,418 2.5
Total votes 214,860 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1996
1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[107]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 144,913 60.9
Democratic Roberts Braden 80,401 33.7
Natural Law Patrice Thiessen 7,253 3.0
Libertarian William Brunner 5,759 2.4
Republican Bob Todd (write-in) 7 0.0
Total votes 238,333 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1998
1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[108]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 128,372 62.5
Democratic Roberts "Rob" Braden 70,837 34.5
Natural Law Patrice Thiessen 6,138 3
Democratic Stephen F. Scott (write-in) 20 0.01
Total votes 205,367 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2000
2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[109]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 168,172 65.8
Democratic Stan Morgan 72,075 28.2
Natural Law John McDermott 8,910 3.4
Libertarian Charles R. Martin 6,699 2.6
Total votes 255,856 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2002
2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[110]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 117,747 65.8
Democratic Mike Johnson 52,455 29.4
Natural Law Patrice Thiessen 4,860 2.7
Libertarian Charles R. Martin 3,923 2.1
Total votes 178,985 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004
2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[111]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 182,119 66.9
Democratic Mike Johnson 90,310 33.1
Total votes 272,429 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006
2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[112]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 134,911 64.2
Democratic Arjinderpal Sekhon 68,234 32.5
Libertarian E. Kent Hinesley 7,057 3.3
Total votes 210,202 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008
2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[113]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 163,459 57.9
Democratic Jeff Morris 118,878 42.1
Total votes 228,356 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[114]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 129,984 57.1
Democratic Jim Reed 97,514 42.9%
Total votes 227,498 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[115]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Huffman 226,216 71.2
Republican Daniel W. Roberts 91,310 28.8
Total votes 317,526 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[116]
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

2016
2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[117]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Huffman (incumbent) 254,194 76.9
Republican Dale K Mensing 76,572 23.1
Total votes 330,766 100.0
Democratic hold

2018
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2nd district[118]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Huffman (incumbent) 243,081 77.0
Republican Dale K. Mensing 72,576 23.0
Total votes 315,657 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2020
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Huffman (incumbent) 294,435 75.7
Republican Dale K. Mensing 94,320 24.3
Total votes 388,755 100.0
Democratic hold

Notes

California will hold their Primary Elections on June 7, 2022.[119]

The State of California operates under a Top Two Candidates Open Primary system. Under this system, most of the offices (including all U.S. Congressional seats in the State of California) that were previously considered “partisan” are now referred to as “voter-nominated.” The only traditionally “partisan” offices that remain on California ballots are for the offices of President of the United States and for County Central Committees. In a Top Two Candidates Open Primary system, all candidates for a specific office appear on the same ballot and only the top two vote-getters in the Primary Election (regardless of political affiliation) move on to the General Election. Because of this, candidates now declare a “Party Preference” rather than a “Party Affiliation.”[120]

Due to redistricting, the Congressional District numbers in California have changed for the 2022 Election Cycle. Through this process, the District numbers have changed the following ways:[121]

·       California's 1st Congressional District will remain California's 1st Congressional District;

·       California's 2nd Congressional District will remain California's 2nd Congressional District;

·       California's 3rd Congressional District will become California's 8th Congressional District;

·       California's 4th Congressional District will become California's 3rd Congressional District;

·       California's 5th Congressional District will become California's 4th Congressional District;

·       California's 6th Congressional District will become California's 7th Congressional District;

·       California's 7th Congressional District will become California's 6th Congressional District;

·       California's 8th Congressional District will become California's 23rd Congressional District;

·       California's 9th Congressional District will remain California's 9th Congressional District;

·       California's 10th Congressional District will become California's 13th Congressional District;

·       California's 11th Congressional District will become California's 10th Congressional District;

·       California's 12th Congressional District will become California's 11th Congressional District;

·       California's 13th Congressional District will become California's 12th Congressional District;

·       California's 14th Congressional District will become California's 15th Congressional District;

·       California's 15th Congressional District will become California's 14th Congressional District;

·       California's 16th Congressional District will become California's 21st Congressional District;

·       California's 17th Congressional District will remain California's 17th Congressional District;

·       California's 18th Congressional District will become California's 16th Congressional District;

·       California's 19th Congressional District will become California's 18th Congressional District;

·       California's 20th Congressional District will become California's 19th Congressional District;

·       California's 21st Congressional District will become California's 22nd Congressional District;

·       California's 22nd Congressional District will become California's 5th Congressional District;

·       California's 23rd Congressional District will become California's 20th Congressional District;

·       California's 24th Congressional District will remain California's 24th Congressional District;

·       California's 25th Congressional District will become California's 27th Congressional District;

·       California's 26th Congressional District will remain California's 26th Congressional District;

·       California's 27th Congressional District will become California's 28th Congressional District;

·       California's 28th Congressional District will become California's 30th Congressional District;

·       California's 29th Congressional District will remain California's 29th Congressional District;

·       California's 30th Congressional District will become California's 32nd Congressional District;

·       California's 31st Congressional District will become California's 33rd Congressional District;

·       California's 32nd Congressional District will become California's 31st Congressional District;

·       California's 33rd Congressional District will become California's 36th Congressional District;

·       California's 34th Congressional District will remain California's 34th Congressional District;

·       California's 35th Congressional District will remain California's 35th Congressional District;

·       California's 36th Congressional District will become California's 25th Congressional District;

·       California's 37th Congressional District will remain California's 37th Congressional District;

·       California's 38th Congressional District will remain California's 38th Congressional District;

·       California's 39th Congressional District will become California's 40th Congressional District;

·       California's 40th Congressional District will become California's 42nd Congressional District;~

·       California's 41st Congressional District will become California's 39th Congressional District;

·       California's 42nd Congressional District will become California's 41st Congressional District;

·       California's 43rd Congressional District will remain California's 43rd Congressional District;

·       California's 44th Congressional District will remain California's 44th Congressional District;

·       California's 45th Congressional District will become California's 47th Congressional District;

·       California's 46th Congressional District will remain California's 46th Congressional District;

·       California's 47th Congressional District will become California's 42nd Congressional District;~

·       California's 48th Congressional District will become California's 45th Congressional District;

·       California's 49th Congressional District will remain California's 49th Congressional District;

·       California's 50th Congressional District will become California's 48th Congressional District;

·       California's 51st Congressional District will become California's 52nd Congressional District;

·       California's 52nd Congressional District will become California's 50th Congressional District;

·       California's 53rd Congressional District will become California's 51st Congressional District;

~ Due to Redistricting, the State of California lost a Congressional Seat due to a decrease in total population. That is why this chart shows both the 40th and the 47th Congressional Districts becoming the new 42nd Congressional District.

There are currently six declared candidate for California's new 2nd Congressional District for the 2022 Election Cycle.[121]

2022 California's New 2nd Congressional District Primary Elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Huffman * TBD TBD
Democratic Andy Caffrey + TBD TBD
Democratic Beth Hampson TBD TBD
Republican Doug Brower TBD TBD
Republican Aaron Smith TBD TBD

The incumbent office holder is denoted by an *. Any rumored candidates are denoted by an +.

See also

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