California's 34th congressional district special election, 2017

California's 34th congressional district special election, 2017
California
June 6, 2017
California's 34th congressional district

 
Nominee Jimmy Gomez Robert Lee Ahn
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 25,569 17,610
Percentage 59.2% 40.8%
U.S. Representative before election

Xavier Becerra
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Jimmy Gomez
Democratic

A special election was held on June 6, 2017, to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 34th congressional district. A primary election was held on April 4, 2017.

Incumbent Representative Xavier Becerra, nominated by Governor Jerry Brown to succeed Kamala Harris, was confirmed as Attorney General of California on January 23, 2017.[1] Harris, who was elected to the United States Senate to succeed Barbara Boxer, resigned as Attorney General on January 3, 2017.[2]

Democrats Jimmy Gomez and Robert Ahn advanced to the general election.[3] Gomez defeated Ahn 60.1% to 39.9%.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Upon the announcement of incumbent Representative Xavier Becerra's selection as Attorney General of California, John Pérez, the former Speaker of the California State Assembly, announced his candidacy to succeed him in the House of Representatives.[2] He soon withdrew from the race, citing a recent health diagnosis.[4]

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Republican Party

Declared

Green Party

Declared

Libertarian Party

Declared

Independents

Declared

Primary election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Alejandra
Campoverdi (D)		 Wendy
Carrillo (D)		 Arturo
Carmona (D)		 Yolie
Flores (D)		 Jimmy
Gomez (D)		 Sara
Hernandez (D)		 Robert
Lee Ahn (D)		 William Rodriguez
Morrison (R)		 Kenneth
Mejia (G)		 Other / Undecided
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates February 11–14, 2017 500 ± 4.4% 2% 5% 4% 4% 20% 9% 1% 5% 3% 47%

Results

California's 34th congressional district special primary election, 2017
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Gomez 8,156 28.14
Democratic Robert Lee Ahn 5,504 18.99
Democratic Maria Cabildo 2,778 9.58
Democratic Sara Hernandez 1,525 5.26
Democratic Arturo Carmona 1,520 5.24
Democratic Wendy Carrillo 1,448 5.00
Green Kenneth Mejia 1,276 4.40
Republican William Morrison 1,089 3.76
Democratic Yolie Flores 1,027 3.54
Democratic Alejandra Campoverdi 679 2.34
Democratic Tracy Van Houten 673 2.32
Democratic Vanessa Aramayo 611 2.11
Democratic Sandra Mendoza 535 1.85
Democratic Steven Mac 489 1.69
Democratic Raymond Meza 385 1.33
No party preference Mark Edward Padilla 340 1.17
Libertarian Angela McArdle 248 0.86
Democratic Ricardo De La Fuente 246 0.85
Democratic Adrienne Nicole Edwards 127 0.44
Democratic Richard Joseph Sullivan 118 0.41
Democratic Armando Sotomayor 91 0.31
Democratic Tenaya Wallace 67 0.23
Democratic Melissa "Sharkie" Garza 52 0.18
Total votes 28,534 100.00

General election

Endorsements

Results

100% Reporting (192 of 192 Precincts)[61]

California's 34th congressional district special general election, 2017
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Gomez 25,569 59.2%
Democratic Robert Lee Ahn 17,610 40.8%
Total votes 43,179 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

References

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