California's 8th congressional district
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The 8th congressional district of California covers most of the City and County of San Francisco except for a corner in the southwest -- the Sunset District and St. Francis Wood -- that is part of the 12th District.
The 8th district is one of the most reliably Democratic districts in the country, though left-wing third parties like the Green Party often poll well in the district.
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[edit] History
Before the 1992 redistricting, the area was the 5th district.
[edit] Representation
Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader since 2002 and the presumptive Speaker of the House of Representatives, has represented the district since 1987.
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2006
Unofficial results. 100% reporting.
| United States House elections, 2006: California District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi | 101,707 | 80.4 | -4.3 | |
| Republican | Mike DeNunzio | 13,208 | 10.4 | -1.3 | |
| Green | Krissy Keefer | 9,666 | 7.6 | ||
| Libertarian | Philip Berg | 1,896 | 1.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 126,477 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2004
| United States House elections, 2004: California District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi | 224,017 | 84.7 | +5.2 | |
| Republican | Jennifer DePalma | 31,074 | 11.7 | -0.6 | |
| Peace & Freedom | Leilani D. Dowell | 9,527 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 192,943 | 73.0 | |||
| Turnout | 264,618 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
[edit] 2002
| United States House elections, 2002: California District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi | 127,684 | 79.6 | ||
| Republican | G. Michael German | 20,063 | 12.6 | ||
| Green | Jay Pond | 10,033 | 6.2 | ||
| Libertarian | Ira Spivack | 2,659 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 160,439 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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