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California's 25th Congressional District election, 2022
All U.S. House districts, including the 25th Congressional District of California, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 25
Incumbent Raul Ruiz defeated Brian Hawkins in the general election for U.S. House California District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raul Ruiz (D) | 57.4 | 87,641 |
 | Brian Hawkins (R)  | 42.6 | 65,101 | |
| Total votes: 152,742 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 25
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 25 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raul Ruiz (D) | 56.4 | 55,315 |
| ✔ | | Brian Hawkins (R) | 16.4 | 16,085 |
 | Brian Tyson (R) | 14.5 | 14,186 | |
 | James Francis Gibson (R) | 6.2 | 6,059 | |
 | Burt Thakur (R) | 3.0 | 2,982 | |
 | Ceci Truman (R) | 1.9 | 1,850 | |
 | Jonathan Reiss (R) | 1.6 | 1,609 | |
| Total votes: 98,086 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dara Stransky (D)
- Christopher Bellingham (D)
- Steve Hill (D)
- Rhoda Nazanin (D)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in California
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Brian Hawkins (R)
If we fix the education system, we fix homelessness and mass incarceration. Knowledge is power and 75% of inmates are high school drop outs.
People don't know what they don't know and we are destroyed for a lack of knowledge.
Brian Hawkins (R)
Allocate money for small business
Provide better resources for our boarder patrol
change laws and make being homeless a mental health crisis
provide a easier path way to citizenship.
every inmate that parole have a degree or trade ( give access to FASFSA)
Fix allocation of welfare aide. fathers should be included in 50/50 working together to create healthy child environment.
Fix the crisis with salton sea
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic Party | $2,299,898 | $3,029,274 | $1,586,796 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| James Francis Gibson | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Brian Hawkins | Republican Party | $541,665 | $534,492 | $7,173 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Jonathan Reiss | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Burt Thakur | Republican Party | $72,586 | $71,606 | $981 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Ceci Truman | Republican Party | $9,288 | $9,288 | $0 | As of August 22, 2022 |
| Brian Tyson | Republican Party | $276,652 | $244,394 | $363 | As of December 31, 2022 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: California's 25th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in California in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| California | U.S. House | All candidates | 40-60 | $1,740.00 | 3/11/2022 | Source |
District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
- Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.
California District 25
until January 2, 2023
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California District 25
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[5] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[6]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, California | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| California's 1st | 39.2% | 58.3% | 41.1% | 56.4% |
| California's 2nd | 73.5% | 24.0% | 73.6% | 23.9% |
| California's 3rd | 47.9% | 49.7% | 46.2% | 51.6% |
| California's 4th | 67.1% | 30.5% | 72.4% | 25.3% |
| California's 5th | 42.7% | 55.0% | 43.9% | 53.7% |
| California's 6th | 57.9% | 39.4% | 55.6% | 41.9% |
| California's 7th | 67.4% | 30.3% | 70.3% | 27.2% |
| California's 8th | 76.0% | 22.0% | 54.9% | 42.7% |
| California's 9th | 55.2% | 42.6% | 50.3% | 47.4% |
| California's 10th | 68.6% | 29.3% | 74.3% | 23.6% |
| California's 11th | 86.3% | 11.7% | 86.1% | 11.9% |
| California's 12th | 89.3% | 8.6% | 88.9% | 9.0% |
| California's 13th | 54.3% | 43.4% | 57.9% | 39.9% |
| California's 14th | 71.7% | 26.2% | 71.5% | 26.4% |
| California's 15th | 77.7% | 20.4% | 77.7% | 20.5% |
| California's 16th | 75.4% | 22.4% | 76.4% | 21.3% |
| California's 17th | 72.7% | 25.3% | 72.5% | 25.5% |
| California's 18th | 71.0% | 26.9% | 70.0% | 27.9% |
| California's 19th | 68.7% | 29.1% | 72.7% | 25.0% |
| California's 20th | 36.4% | 61.3% | 40.5% | 57.1% |
| California's 21st | 59.1% | 38.8% | 58.8% | 38.9% |
| California's 22nd | 55.3% | 42.3% | 54.4% | 43.5% |
| California's 23rd | 43.9% | 53.7% | 43.6% | 54.0% |
| California's 24th | 63.3% | 34.3% | 60.7% | 36.9% |
| California's 25th | 56.7% | 41.4% | 55.9% | 42.3% |
| California's 26th | 58.9% | 39.0% | 61.4% | 36.5% |
| California's 27th | 55.1% | 42.7% | 54.0% | 43.9% |
| California's 28th | 66.1% | 31.9% | 67.2% | 30.8% |
| California's 29th | 74.5% | 23.2% | 74.1% | 23.7% |
| California's 30th | 72.2% | 26.0% | 70.9% | 27.2% |
| California's 31st | 64.5% | 33.4% | 65.2% | 32.8% |
| California's 32nd | 69.5% | 28.7% | 68.7% | 29.4% |
| California's 33rd | 61.5% | 36.2% | 58.8% | 38.9% |
| California's 34th | 81.0% | 16.7% | 80.8% | 16.9% |
| California's 35th | 62.7% | 35.1% | 65.1% | 32.6% |
| California's 36th | 71.0% | 26.9% | 69.0% | 29.0% |
| California's 37th | 85.7% | 12.4% | 84.3% | 13.8% |
| California's 38th | 64.1% | 33.9% | 65.6% | 32.3% |
| California's 39th | 62.0% | 35.8% | 61.7% | 36.1% |
| California's 40th | 49.9% | 48.0% | 54.1% | 44.0% |
| California's 41st | 48.6% | 49.7% | 45.3% | 52.7% |
| California's 42nd | 71.7% | 25.9% | 77.1% | 20.6% |
| California's 43rd | 80.8% | 17.0% | 76.9% | 20.9% |
| California's 44th | 72.9% | 24.7% | 78.4% | 19.2% |
| California's 45th | 52.1% | 46.0% | 49.7% | 48.2% |
| California's 46th | 64.1% | 33.7% | 64.3% | 33.5% |
| California's 47th | 54.5% | 43.4% | 54.6% | 43.3% |
| California's 48th | 42.7% | 55.0% | 45.0% | 52.7% |
| California's 49th | 54.6% | 43.2% | 55.2% | 42.5% |
| California's 50th | 65.4% | 32.2% | 63.4% | 34.2% |
| California's 51st | 62.5% | 35.2% | 67.0% | 30.9% |
| California's 52nd | 67.4% | 30.5% | 66.9% | 30.9% |
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in California.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in California in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 7, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
For the first time since at least 2014, every U.S. House district in California had scheduled a contested primary election following the 2022 candidate filing deadline. In California, which uses a top-two primary system, a primary is contested if more than two candidates file to run.
In 2022, 265 candidates filed to run for California's 52 congressional districts, including 112 Democrats, 126 Republicans, and 27 independent and third party candidates. That's 5.1 candidates per district, more than the 4.2 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.9 in 2018. This figure increased partly due to a larger number of candidates but also because the number of congressional districts in California decreased by one following the 2020 census.
Forty-seven incumbents filed for re-election, all of whom were set to face primary challengers as of the candidate filing deadline, another first since at least 2014. Five districts were left open, meaning no incumbent filed to run there. Four incumbents did not seek re-election and one—Rep. Devin Nunes (R)—resigned early. Nunes' retirement triggered a special election for June 7. No candidates in the special election filed to run in the regularly-scheduled general election, meaning the winner of the special election would only serve in Congress until Jan. 3, 2023.
Nine candidates filed to run in the 30th District, more than any other. This includes three Democrats, including incumbent Rep. Adam Schiff (D), four Republicans, one American Independent Party candidate, and one Green Party candidate.
As of the filing deadline, no districts were guaranteed to either party because both Democrats and Republicans filed to run in all 52. However, under California's top-two primary system, two candidates from the same party can advance to the general election if they are the top two vote-getters in the primary.
Presidential elections
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 25th the 157th most Democratic district nationally.[7]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in California's 25th based on 2022 district lines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 56.7% | 41.4% | |||
Presidential voting history
California presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Party | R | R | R | P[8] | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in California and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for California | ||
|---|---|---|
| California | United States | |
| Population | 37,253,956 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 155,857 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 59.7% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 5.8% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 14.5% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 14% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 4.9% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 39% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 83.3% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 33.9% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $75,235 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.4% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of California's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California, November 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 42 | 44 |
| Republican | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 53 | 55 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in California's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in California, November 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Gavin Newsom
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| Lieutenant Governor | Eleni Kounalakis
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| Secretary of State | Shirley Weber
|
| Attorney General | Rob Bonta
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the California State Legislature as of November 2022.
California State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 31 | |
| Republican Party | 9 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | |
California State Assembly
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 60 | |
| Republican Party | 19 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, California was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
California Party Control: 1992-2022
Seventeen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Assembly | D | D | D | S | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
District history
2020
California's 25th Congressional District regular election
See also: California's 25th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 25
Incumbent Mike Garcia defeated Christy Smith in the general election for U.S. House California District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Garcia (R) | 50.0 | 169,638 |
 | Christy Smith (D) | 50.0 | 169,305 | |
| Total votes: 338,943 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 25
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 25 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christy Smith (D) | 31.7 | 49,679 |
| ✔ | | Mike Garcia (R) | 23.9 | 37,381 |
 | Stephen Knight (R) | 18.9 | 29,645 | |
 | Cenk Uygur (D) | 5.9 | 9,246 | |
 | Getro Elize (D) | 4.0 | 6,317 | |
 | David Lozano (R) | 4.0 | 6,272 | |
 | Anibal Valdez-Ortega (D) | 3.1 | 4,920 | |
 | Robert Cooper (D) | 2.9 | 4,474 | |
 | George Papadopoulos (R) | 1.8 | 2,749 | |
 | Otis Lee Cooper (Independent) | 1.4 | 2,183 | |
 | Christopher Smith (D) (Unofficially withdrew) | 1.3 | 2,089 | |
 | Daniel Mercuri (R) | 0.6 | 913 | |
 | Kenneth Jenks (R) | 0.4 | 682 | |
| Total votes: 156,550 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Rudnick (D)
- Charles Patron (R)
- Mark Cripe (R)
- Suzette Martinez Valladares (R)
- Angela Underwood Jacobs (R)
- Katie Hill (D)
California's 25th Congressional District special election
See also: California's 25th Congressional District special election, 2020
General election
Special general election for U.S. House California District 25
Mike Garcia defeated Christy Smith in the special general election for U.S. House California District 25 on May 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Garcia (R) | 54.9 | 95,667 |
| Christy Smith (D) | 45.1 | 78,721 | |
| Total votes: 174,388 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 25
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House California District 25 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christy Smith (D) | 36.2 | 58,563 |
| ✔ | | Mike Garcia (R) | 25.4 | 41,169 |
| Stephen Knight (R) | 17.2 | 27,799 | |
| Cenk Uygur (D) | 6.6 | 10,609 | |
| Anibal Valdez-Ortega (D) | 4.6 | 7,368 | |
 | Courtney Lackey (R) | 1.9 | 3,072 | |
| Robert Cooper (D) | 1.8 | 2,962 | |
| David Lozano (R) | 1.7 | 2,758 | |
| Daniel Mercuri (R) | 1.6 | 2,533 | |
| Kenneth Jenks (R) | 1.6 | 2,528 | |
| Getro Elize (D) | 0.9 | 1,414 | |
 | David Rudnick (D) | 0.7 | 1,085 | |
| Total votes: 161,860 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 25
Katie Hill defeated incumbent Stephen Knight in the general election for U.S. House California District 25 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Katie Hill (D) | 54.4 | 133,209 |
| Stephen Knight (R) | 45.6 | 111,813 | |
| Total votes: 245,022 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 25
Incumbent Stephen Knight and Katie Hill defeated Bryan Caforio, Jess Phoenix, and Mary Pallant in the primary for U.S. House California District 25 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Knight (R) | 51.8 | 61,411 |
| ✔ | | Katie Hill (D) | 20.7 | 24,507 |
 | Bryan Caforio (D) | 18.4 | 21,821 | |
 | Jess Phoenix (D) | 6.4 | 7,549 | |
| Mary Pallant (D) | 2.7 | 3,157 | ||
| Total votes: 118,445 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Diedra Greenaway (D)
- Daniel Fleming (D)
- Kelan Farrell-Smith (D)
- Michael Masterman-Smith (D)
- Scott McVarish (D)
2016
California's 25th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Stephen Knight (R) won re-election to his second term in 2016. He defeated Bryan Caforio (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Knight and Caforio defeated Jeffrey Moffatt (R) and Lou Vince (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Stephen Knight Incumbent |
53.1% | 138,755 | |
| Democratic | Bryan Caforio | 46.9% | 122,406 | |
| Total Votes | 261,161 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Stephen Knight Incumbent |
48.3% | 63,769 | |
| Democratic | Bryan Caforio |
29.1% | 38,382 | |
| Democratic | Lou Vince | 15.4% | 20,327 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Moffatt | 7.3% | 9,620 | |
| Total Votes | 132,098 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
The 25th Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Buck McKeon did not seek re-election in 2014.[15] Stephen Knight (R) defeated Tony Strickland (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Knight |
53.3% | 60,847 | |
| Republican | Tony Strickland | 46.7% | 53,225 | |
| Total Votes | 114,072 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Tony Strickland |
29.6% | 19,090 | |
| Republican | Steve Knight |
28.4% | 18,327 | |
| Democratic | Lee Rogers | 22.2% | 14,315 | |
| Democratic | Evan Thomas | 9.5% | 6,149 | |
| Republican | Troy Castagna | 5.9% | 3,805 | |
| Libertarian | David Bruce | 1.9% | 1,214 | |
| Independent | Michael Mussack | 1.4% | 933 | |
| Republican | Navraj Singh | 1.1% | 699 | |
| Total Votes | 64,532 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Progressive Party
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Democrat Lou Vince says he will challenge Rep. Stephen Knight," April 30, 2015
- ↑ Daily KOS, "Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Steve Knight might be the one who gets 'dropped on his ass'," April 23, 2015
- ↑ Evan Thomas' campaign website, "2016 campaign announcement," June 25, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Democratic lawyer announcing challenge to GOP Rep. Steve Knight," December 10, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ USA Today, "House Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon to retire," January 16, 2014
