California's 4th congressional district
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California's Fourth Congressional District currently covers the northeastern corner of California along Route 395, from El Dorado to Modoc Counties, as well as Oroville and a small portion of Sacramento County.
Republicans have 48 percent of voter registrations; Democrats have 30 percent.[1]
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[edit] Representation
The 4th District is currently represented by Republican John Doolittle.
[edit] 2006 elections
In the Republican primary on June 6, 2006, Doolittle was challenged for the party's nomination by the mayor of Auburn, California, Mike Holmes. Doolittle won with 54,206 votes to Holmes’s 26,782.
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel Charles Brown won the Democratic nomination with 22,917 votes. Former legislative staffer Lisa Rea had 16,416 votes. And corporate tax expert Michael Hamersley came in third with 9,970 votes.
Libertarian Party candidate Dan Warren ran unopposed for his party’s nomination. He received 597 votes.[2]
Doolittle retained his seat with 104,307 (49%) compared to Brown with 97,022 (46%).[1]
[edit] 2006 results
| United States House election, 2006: California District 4[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John T. Doolittle | 105,525 | 49.4% | ||
| Democratic | Charles Brown | 97,705 | 45.6% | ||
| Libertarian | Dan Warren | 10,754 | 5.0% | ||
| Majority | - 2,934 | - 1.4% | |||
| Turnout | 213,984 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2004 election
Doolittle held his against challenger David I. Winters.
[edit] Results
| United States House election, 2004: California District 4[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John T. Doolittle | 221,926 | 65.4 | +0.7 | |
| Democratic | David I. Winters | 117,443 | 34.6 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 104,483 | 30.8 | |||
| Turnout | 339,369 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "Editorial: 4th Congressional District", The Sacramento Bee, May 10, 2006
- ^ 2006 primary election results
- ^ 2006 general election results
- ^ 2004 general election results
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