2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California
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All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 38 15
Seats won 39 14
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,201,975 2,816,312
Percentage 58.91% 39.49%
Swing Decrease 1.66% Increase 2.37%
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, with a primary election on June 3, 2014. Voters elected the 53 U.S. representatives from the state of California, one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a gubernatorial election.[1]

Almost all seats in California retained their partisan control from the 2012 house elections. The sole exception was California's 31st congressional district, which flipped to the Democratic party. In that race, Pete Aguilar received 51.7% of the vote and defeated Paul Chabot.

Overview

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Primary election — June 3, 2014
Party Votes Percentage Candidates Advancing to general Seats contesting
Democratic 2,277,962 54.87% 100 56 51
Republican 1,731,361 41.71% 90 46 44
No party preference 116,429 2.80% 23 3 3
Green 9,243 0.22% 4 0 0
Libertarian 8,391 0.20% 5 0 0
Peace and Freedom 7,889 0.19% 4 1 1
American Independent 152 0.00% 2 0 0
Valid votes 4,151,424 93.05% — — —
Invalid votes 309,922 6.95% — — —
Totals 4,461,346 100.00% 227 106 —
Voter turnout 25.17%
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California
General election — November 4, 2014
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 4,201,975 58.91% 39 Increase 1
Republican 2,816,312 39.49% 14 Decrease 1
No party preference 104,813 1.47% 0 Steady
Peace and Freedom 9,192 0.13% 0 Steady
Valid votes 7,132,292 94.92% — —
Invalid votes 381,680 5.08% — —
Totals 7,513,972 100.00% 53 —
Voter turnout 42.20%

By district

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Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California by district:[2]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 84,320 38.97% 132,052 61.03% 0 0.00% 216,372 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 163,124 74.99% 54,400 25.01% 0 0.00% 217,524 100.0% Democratic hold
District 3 79,224 52.72% 71,036 47.28% 0 0.00% 150,260 100.0% Democratic hold
District 4 0 0.00% 211,134 100.00% 0 0.00% 211,134 100.0% Republican hold
District 5 129,613 75.73% 0 0.00% 41,535 24.27% 171,148 100.0% Democratic hold
District 6 97,008 72.69% 36,448 27.31% 0 0.00% 133,456 100.0% Democratic hold
District 7 92,521 50.40% 91,066 49.60% 0 0.00% 183,587 100.0% Democratic hold
District 8 37,056 32.35% 77,480 67.65% 0 0.00% 114,536 100.0% Republican hold
District 9 63,475 52.37% 57,729 47.63% 0 0.00% 121,204 100.0% Democratic hold
District 10 55,123 43.85% 70,582 56.15% 0 0.00% 125,705 100.0% Republican hold
District 11 117,502 67.27% 57,160 32.73% 0 0.00% 174,662 100.0% Democratic hold
District 12 160,067 83.25% 32,197 16.75% 0 0.00% 192,264 100.0% Democratic hold
District 13 168,491 88.48% 21,940 11.52% 0 0.00% 190,431 100.0% Democratic hold
District 14 114,389 76.70% 34,757 23.30% 0 0.00% 149,146 100.0% Democratic hold
District 15 99,756 69.81% 43,150 30.19% 0 0.00% 142,906 100.0% Democratic hold
District 16 46,277 50.73% 44,943 49.27% 0 0.00% 91,220 100.0% Democratic hold
District 17 134,408 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 134,408 100.0% Democratic hold
District 18 133,060 67.75% 63,326 32.25% 0 0.00% 196,386 100.0% Democratic hold
District 19 127,788 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 127,788 100.0% Democratic hold
District 20 106,034 75.18% 0 0.00% 35,010 24.82% 141,044 100.0% Democratic hold
District 21 33,470 42.17% 45,907 57.83% 0 0.00% 79,377 100.0% Republican hold
District 22 37,289 27.96% 96,053 72.04% 0 0.00% 133,342 100.0% Republican hold
District 23 33,726 25.16% 100,317 74.84% 0 0.00% 134,043 100.0% Republican hold
District 24 103,228 51.93% 95,566 48.07% 0 0.00% 198,794 100.0% Democratic hold
District 25 0 0.00% 114,072 100.00% 0 0.00% 114,072 100.0% Republican hold
District 26 87,176 51.33% 82,653 48.67% 0 0.00% 169,829 100.0% Democratic hold
District 27 75,728 59.36% 51,852 40.64% 0 0.00% 127,580 100.0% Democratic hold
District 28 91,996 76.50% 0 0.00% 28,268 23.50% 120,264 100.0% Democratic hold
District 29 50,096 74.61% 17,045 25.39% 0 0.00% 67,141 100.0% Democratic hold
District 30 86,568 65.64% 45,315 34.36% 0 0.00% 131,883 100.0% Democratic hold
District 31 51,622 51.73% 48,162 48.27% 0 0.00% 99,784 100.0% Democratic gain
District 32 50,353 59.66% 34,053 40.34% 0 0.00% 84,406 100.0% Democratic hold
District 33 108,331 59.19% 74,700 40.81% 0 0.00% 183,031 100.0% Democratic hold
District 34 61,621 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 61,621 100.0% Democratic hold
District 35 62,255 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 62,255 100.0% Democratic hold
District 36 72,682 54.18% 61,457 45.82% 0 0.00% 134,139 100.0% Democratic hold
District 37 96,787 84.28% 18,051 15.72% 0 0.00% 114,838 100.0% Democratic hold
District 38 58,192 59.09% 40,288 40.91% 0 0.00% 98,480 100.0% Democratic hold
District 39 41,906 31.46% 91,319 68.54% 0 0.00% 133,225 100.0% Republican hold
District 40 49,379 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 49,379 100.0% Democratic hold
District 41 46,948 56.64% 35,936 43.36% 0 0.00% 82,884 100.0% Democratic hold
District 42 38,850 34.26% 74,540 65.74% 0 0.00% 113,390 100.0% Republican hold
District 43 69,681 70.96% 28,521 29.04% 0 0.00% 98,202 100.0% Democratic hold
District 44 59,670 86.65% 0 0.00% 9,192 13.35% 68,862 100.0% Democratic hold
District 45 56,819 34.88% 106,083 65.12% 0 0.00% 162,902 100.0% Republican hold
District 46 49,738 59.70% 33,577 40.30% 0 0.00% 83,315 100.0% Democratic hold
District 47 69,091 55.99% 54,309 44.01% 0 0.00% 123,400 100.0% Democratic hold
District 48 62,713 35.88% 112,082 64.12% 0 0.00% 174,795 100.0% Republican hold
District 49 64,981 39.83% 98,161 60.17% 0 0.00% 163,142 100.0% Republican hold
District 50 45,302 28.80% 111,997 71.20% 0 0.00% 157,299 100.0% Republican hold
District 51 56,373 68.79% 25,577 31.21% 0 0.00% 81,950 100.0% Democratic hold
District 52 98,826 51.59% 92,746 48.41% 0 0.00% 191,572 100.0% Democratic hold
District 53 87,104 58.84% 60,940 41.16% 0 0.00% 148,044 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 4,067,737 57.03% 2,950,679 41.37% 114,005 1.60% 7,132,421 100.0%

Map key

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This map displays the location of California's congressional districts during this election cycle, allowing the reader to cross-reference the location of each district.

District 1

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See also: California's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in inland Northern California and includes Chico and Redding. Incumbent Republican Doug LaMalfa, who had represented the 1st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Republican candidates

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Advanced to general
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Gregory Cheadle, real estate broker and candidate for this seat in 2012
Withdrawn
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  • Dolores Lucero, former Shasta Lake Council member

Democratic candidates

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Advanced to general
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  • Heidi Hall, program manager for the state Department of Water Resources[3]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Dan Levine, medical cannabis farmer

Results

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) 75,317 53.4
Democratic Heidi Hall 42,481 30.1
Republican Gregory Cheadle 13,909 9.8
Democratic Dan Levine 9,213 6.5
Total votes 140,920 100.0

General election

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Results

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California's 1st congressional district election, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) 132,052 61.0
Democratic Heidi Hall 84,320 39.0
Total votes 216,372 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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See also: California's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is based in California's North Coast and includes Eureka, San Rafael, Petaluma, and Ukiah. Incumbent Democrat Jared Huffman, who had represented the 2nd district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Democratic candidates

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Advanced to general
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Andy Caffrey, sustainability conversion planner

Republican candidates

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Advanced to general
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  • Dale Mensing, supermarket cashier

Results

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Huffman (incumbent) 99,186 67.9
Republican Dale K. Mensing 32,614 22.3
Democratic Andy Caffrey 14,245 9.8
Total votes 146,045 100.0

General election

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Results

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California's 2nd congressional district election, 2014
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

District 3

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See also: California's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is based in north central California and includes Davis, Fairfield, and Yuba City. Incumbent Democrat John Garamendi, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Democratic candidates

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Advanced to general
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Republican candidates

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Advanced to general
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Declined
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Results

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Garamendi (incumbent) 54,672 53.5
Republican Dan Logue 47,560 46.5
Total votes 102,232 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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John Garamendi (D)

Organizations

Dan Logue (R)

Organizations

Polling

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Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		John
Garamendi (D) 		Dan
Logue (R) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[10] October 16–23, 2014 292 ± 9.0% 51% 39% 9%
Moore Information (R-Logue)[11] September 23–24, 2014 400 ± 5.0% 45% 39% 16%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[12] Likely D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[13] Safe D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] Safe D October 30, 2014
RCP Likely D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[15] Likely D November 4, 2014

Results

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California's 3rd congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Garamendi (incumbent) 79,224 52.7
Republican Dan Logue 71,036 47.3
Total votes 150,260 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

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See also: California's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is based in east central California and includes Lake Tahoe, Roseville, and Yosemite National Park. Incumbent Republican Tom McClintock, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Republican candidates

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Advanced to general
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Democratic candidates

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Withdrawn
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  • Kris Johnson

Independent candidates

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Eliminated in primary
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  • Jeffrey Gerlach, information technology analyst

Results

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 80,999 56.2
Republican Art Moore 32,855 22.8
No party preference Jeffrey D. Gerlach 30,300 21.0
Total votes 144,154 100.0

General election

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Campaign

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The first debate in the race took place on October 13, 2014.[18]

Endorsements

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Tom McClintock (R)

Organizations

Results

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California's 4th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 126,784 60.0
Republican Art Moore 84,350 40.0
Total votes 211,134 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

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See also: California's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is based in the North Bay and includes Napa, Santa Rosa, and Vallejo. Incumbent Democrat Mike Thompson, who had represented the 5th district since 2013 and previously represented the 1st district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Democratic candidates

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Advanced to general
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Republican candidates

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Withdrawn
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  • Stewart Cilley, accountant and candidate for this seat in 2012

Independent candidates

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Advanced to general
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  • James Hinton, former online poker player[22][23]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Douglas Van Raam, landscaper

Results

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Thompson (incumbent) 88,709 80.4
No party preference James Hinton 12,292 11.1
No party preference Douglas S. Van Raam 9,279 8.4
Total votes 110,280 100.0

General election

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Results

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California's 5th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Thompson (incumbent) 129,613 75.7
No party preference James Hinton 41,535 24.3
Total votes 171,148 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

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See also: California's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is based in north central California and includes Sacramento. Incumbent Democrat Doris Matsui, who had represented the 6th district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Democratic candidates

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Advanced to general
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Republican candidates

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Advanced to general
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  • Joseph McCray Sr., retired military officer

Results

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 62,640 73.6
Republican Joseph McCray Sr. 22,465 26.4
Total votes 85,105 100.0

General election

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Results

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California's 6th congressional district election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Doris Matsui (incumbent) 97,008 72.7
Republican Joseph McCray Sr. 36,448 27.3
Total votes 133,456 100.0
Democratic hold

District 7

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See also: California's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is based in north central California and includes eastern Sacramento County. Incumbent Democrat Ami Bera, who had represented the 7th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

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Democratic candidates

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Advanced to general
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Republican candidates

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Advanced to general
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Igor Birman, former chief of staff to Congressman Tom McClintock[24]
  • Elizabeth Emken, businesswoman, former nonprofit executive and candidate for the Senate in 2012

Libertarian candidates

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Eliminated in primary
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  • Douglas Tuma, retired civil engineer

Endorsements

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Doug Ose (R)

Organizations

  • Folsom Chamber of Commerce
  • Slavic International Pastors Association
  • Western Growers Association

Local officials

  • Eleanor L. Brown, Trustee, Area 4, Sacramento County Board of Education
  • Jeannie Bruins, Citrus Heights Council Member
  • Linda Budge, Rancho Cordova Council Member
  • Ted Costa, People's Advocate
  • Susan Frost, Vice Mayor of Citrus Heights
  • Saul Hernandez, Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
  • Pat Hume, Elk Grove Council Member
  • Roberta MacGlashan, Sacramento County Supervisor
  • Larry Maskuoka, Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
  • Steve Miklos, Folsom Council Member
  • Steve Miller, Citrus Heights Council Member
  • Andy Morin, Folsom Council Member
  • Greg Paulo, Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
  • Susan Peters, Sacramento County Supervisor
  • JoAnne Reinking, Board Member, Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Dave Sander, Rancho Cordova Council Member
  • Ernie Sheldon, Vice Mayor of Folsom
  • Ed Short, Board Member, Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Dan Skoglund, Mayor of Rancho Cordova
  • Jeff Slowey, Citrus Heights Council Member
  • Sandy Smoley, former Sacramento County Supervisor
  • Teresa Stanley, Vice President, Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Jeff Starsky, Folsom Council Member
  • Jim Streng, former Sacramento County Supervisor
  • Robert Trigg, Elk Grove Council Member
  • Mel Turner, Mayor of Citrus Heights

Law enforcement individuals

  • Glen Craig, former Sacramento County Sheriff
  • McGregor W. Scott, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California
  • Jan Scully, Sacramento County District Attorney
  • Sam Spiegel, former Folsom Police Chief
  • Robbie Waters, former Sacramento County Sheriff

Law enforcement organizations

  • California Police Chiefs Association
  • Folsom Police Officers Association
  • Peace Officers Research Association of California
  • Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs' Association
Igor Birman (R)

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

State officials

Organizations

Polling

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Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Ami
Bera (D) 		Igor
Birman (R) 		Elizabeth
Emken (R) 		Doug
Ose (R) 		Undecided
DCCC[25] May 1–2, 2014 567 ± 4.1% 47% 17% 7% 22% 7%

Results

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Nonpartisan blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ami Bera (incumbent) 51,878 46.7
Republican Doug Ose 29,307 26.4
Republican Igor Birman 19,431 17.5
Republican Elizabeth Emken 7,924 7.1
Libertarian Douglas Arthur Tuma 1,629 1.5
No party preference Phill A. Tufi 869 0.8
Total votes 111,038 100.0

General election

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Campaign

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More than $13 million from outside groups was spent during the campaign.

Endorsements

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Ami Bera (D)

Organizations

Doug Ose (R)

Organizations

Debates

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Polling

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Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Ami
Bera (D) 		Doug
Ose (R) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[10] October 16–23, 2014 404 ± 7.0% 42% 48% 10%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D-House Majority PAC)[28] September 17–18, 2014 406 ± 4.7% 47% 43% 10%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[12] Tossup November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[13] Tossup October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] Lean R (flip)