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California'due south 1st Congressional District

General Ballot Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Engagement
June vii, 2016

November viii Election Winner:
Doug LaMalfa Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Doug LaMalfa Republican Party

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Race Ratings
Melt Political Report: Solid R [1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R [2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R [iii]

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

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The 1st Congressional Commune of California held an election for the U.South. House of Representatives on November eight, 2016.

Heading into the ballot, Ballotpedia rated this race every bit safely Republican. Incumbent Doug LaMalfa (R) defeated Jim Reed (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. LaMalfa and Reed defeated Gregory Cheadle (R), Joe Montes (R), Gary Allen Oxley (R), David Peterson (D), and Jeffrey Gerlach (Independent) in the meridian-two primary on June seven, 2016.[four] [5]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election Full general Ballot
March xi, 2016
June vii, 2016
November eight, 2016

Primary: California uses a meridian-ii master system, in which all candidates appear on the aforementioned ballot. The top two vote-getters, regardless of party amalgamation, move on to the general election. In states that practice not use a superlative-2 arrangement, all parties are usually able to put forrard a candidate for the general election if they choose to.[half dozen] [7] [8] [9]

Dissimilar the superlative-ii format used in some states (Louisiana and Georgia special elections for case), a full general election between the top two candidates in California occurs regardless of whether the meridian candidate received 50 percent of the vote in the beginning round of elections.

Equally of 2019, California was ane of three states to use a top-two main organization. Washington used the organisation for congressional and land-level elections, and Nebraska utilized a pinnacle-two organization for its nonpartisan country legislature.

For data almost which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Incumbent: Heading into the ballot the incumbent was Doug LaMalfa (R), who was first elected in 2012.

California'south 1st Congressional District is located in the northern portion of the country and includes the counties of Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, and Tehama and parts of Glenn, Nevada and Placer counties.[10]

Election results

General election

U.Southward. Firm, California District one General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Doug LaMalfa Incumbent 59.ane% 185,448
Democratic Jim Reed 40.9% 128,588
Total Votes 314,036
Source: California Secretarial assistant of State

Principal election

U.S. House, California District 1 Principal, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Doug LaMalfa Incumbent 40.8% 86,136
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jim Reed 28.3% 59,665
Republican Joe Montes 17% 35,875
Democratic David Peterson 6.iv% 13,430
Republican Gary Oxley 3.3% 6,885
Independent Jeffrey Gerlach ii.3% 4,958
Republican Gregory Cheadle two% 4,217
Total Votes 211,166
Source: California Secretary of State

Candidates

District history

2014

Run across also: California'due south 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. Firm of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Doug LaMalfa (R) defeated Heidi Hall (D) in the general ballot.

U.S. House, California District i Full general Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Doug La Malfa Incumbent 61% 132,052
Democratic Heidi Hall 39% 84,320
Total Votes 216,372
Source: California Secretary of State

2012

Run across besides: California's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of California held an election for the U.South. Firm of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Republican Doug La Malfa won the ballot in the district.[16]

U.Southward. Business firm, California District 1 Full general Ballot, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Doug La Malfa 57.4% 168,827
Autonomous Jim Reed 42.6% 125,386
Total Votes 294,213
Source: California Secretary of Country "Official Election Results, 2012 Full general Election"

Of import dates and deadlines

Meet also: California elections, 2016

The agenda below lists important dates for political candidates in California in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Borderline Event type Result description
February 1, 2016 Campaign finance Semi-annual written report due
February 25, 2016 Ballot access Close of signature in lieu of filing fee period for voter-nominated offices
March 11, 2016 Ballot access Shut of declaration of candidacy and nomination paper period for voter-nominated offices
April 28, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-ballot written report due
May 26, 2016 Entrada finance Pre-ballot report due
August 1, 2016 Entrada finance Semi-annual study due
June 7, 2016 Election date Primary election
November 8, 2016 Election engagement General election
Sources: California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed January 11, 2016
California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for State Candidate Controlled Committees Listed on the June 7, 2022 Election," accessed January 11, 2016

Run into likewise

  • United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2016
  • Us House of Representatives elections, 2016

Footnotes

  1. Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
  2. Sabato'southward Crystal Brawl, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
  3. Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Written report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
  4. four.0 four.one 4.ii 4.iii four.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 California Secretarial assistant of Country, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June seven, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
  5. The New York Times, "California Main Results," June 7, 2016
  6. National Conference of Country Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
  7. FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
  8. Ballotpedia inquiry conducted Dec 26, 2013, through January iii, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  9. Alex Padilla California Secretary of State, "Primary Elections in California," accessed October 25, 2019
  10. The states Demography Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  11. California Democratic Party, "2016 CDP Endorsements," accessed February 14, 2016
  12. Montes for Congress, "Meet Joe," accessed March 9, 2016
  13. Jeffrey Gerlach for Congress, "Home," accessed March 23, 2016
  14. Tape Searchlight, "It'southward official: Wright will claiming LaMalfa in 2022 Firm race," January xx, 2016
  15. Record Searchlight, "Doug Wright drops out of congressional race", March four, 2016
  16. Politico, "2012 Election Map, California," accessed Baronial 15, 2012

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