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California's 32nd Congressional District elections, 2014

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California's 32nd Congressional District

General Election Date
November 4, 2014

Primary Date
June 3, 2014

November 4 Election Winner:
Grace Napolitano Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Grace Napolitano Democratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid D[1]

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2]


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2014 U.S. House Elections

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The 32nd Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Grace Napolitano (D) won re-election in 2014. She defeated Art Alas (R) in the general election.[3]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
March 7, 2014
June 3, 2014
November 4, 2014

Primary: California uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot. The top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, move on to the general election. In states that do not use a top-two system, all parties are usually able to put forward a candidate for the general election if they choose to.[4][5]

Unlike the top-two format used in some states (Louisiana and Georgia special elections for example), a general election between the top-two candidates in California occurs regardless of whether the top candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round of elections.

As of June 2025, California was one of five states to use a top-two primary system, or a variation of the top-two system. See here for more information.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by May 19, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 20, 2014 (the 15th calendar day before that election).[6]

See also: California elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Grace Napolitano (D), who was first elected in 1998.

California's 32nd Congressional District is located in the southern portion of the state and includes part of Los Angeles County.[7]

Candidates

General election candidates

Democratic Party Grace Napolitano Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Art Alas


June 3, 2014, primary results

Democratic Party Grace Napolitano - Incumbent Approveda
Republican Party Art Alas Approveda

Election results

U.S. House, California District 32 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGrace Napolitano Incumbent 59.7% 50,353
     Republican Art Alas 40.3% 34,053
Total Votes 84,406
Source: California Secretary of State

Key votes

Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Nay3.png On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[8] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[9] Grace Napolitano voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[10]

Yea3.png The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[11] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Grace Napolitano voted for HR 2775.[12]

Campaign contributions

Grace Napolitano

Art Alas

District history

Candidate ballot access
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2012

On November 6, 2012, Grace Napolitano (D) won re-election to the United States House. She defeated David Miller in the general election.

U.S. House, California District 32 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGrace Napolitano Incumbent 65.7% 124,903
     Republican David Miller 34.3% 65,208
Total Votes 190,111
Source: California Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Judy Chu won election to the United States House. She defeated Edward Schmerling (R) in the general election.[25]

U.S. House, California District 32 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Chu incumbent 71% 77,759
     Republican Edward Schmerling 29% 31,697
Total Votes 109,456

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed July 28, 2014
  2. Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed July 28, 2014
  3. The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
  4. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 13, 2024
  5. California Secretary of State, "Primary Elections in California," accessed August 13, 2024
  6. California Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
  7. California Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
  8. Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  9. Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
  10. Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  11. The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
  12. U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
  13. Federal Election Commission, "Grace Napolitano April Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
  14. Federal Election Commission, "Grace Napolitano July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
  15. Federal Election Commission, "Grace Napolitano October Quarterly," accessed October 21, 2013
  16. Federal Election Commission, "Grace Napolitano Year-End," accessed February 4, 2014
  17. Federal Election Commission, "Grace Napolitano April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
  18. Federal Election Commission, "Grace Napolitano Pre-Primary," accessed June 3, 2014
  19. Federal Election Commission, "Grace Napolitano July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2014
  20. Federal Election Commission, "Grace Napolitano October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
  21. Federal Election Commission, "Art Alas April Quarterly," accessed May 6, 2014
  22. Federal Election Commission, "Art Alas Pre-Primary," accessed June 3, 2014
  23. Federal Election Commission, "Art Alas July Quarterly," accessed July 28, 2014
  24. Federal Election Commission, "Art Alas October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
  25. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013


Senators
Representatives
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District 3
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District 5
District 6
Ami Bera (D)
District 7
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District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Adam Gray (D)
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Ro Khanna (D)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
Jim Costa (D)
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Raul Ruiz (D)
District 26
District 27
District 28
Judy Chu (D)
District 29
Luz Rivas (D)
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Ted Lieu (D)
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
Young Kim (R)
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
Dave Min (D)
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
Democratic Party (45)
Republican Party (9)