California's 4th congressional district
California's 4th congressional district 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, such as Orangevale. The district is currently represented by Republican John Doolittle, who has represented the district since 1990. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R +11. Republicans have 48 percent of voter registrations; Democrats have 30 percent and the Libertarians hold roughly 5 percent.[1]
2008 Congressional Election
In the upcoming 2008 Congressional election for District 4, a new Republican candidate, Theodore Terbolizard [1], has entered the race. Terbolizard is also known as Ted or Terbo.
Congressional hopeful Terbolizard is running for Congress as an Anti-War Republican. He also endorses front-runner Republican Congressman Ron Paul of Texas's 14th Congressional District.
Voting
George W. Bush received 61% of the vote in this district in 2004; John Kerry received 37%.[2] The district voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger 72-23% in 2006,[3] Richard Mountjoy 50-44% in 2006,[4] Bill Jones 56-40% in 2004,[5] recalling Gray Davis 70-30%[6] and Schwarzenegger 61-18%[7] in 2003, and Bill Simon 59-31% in 2002.[8]
Results
2006
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 63,731 votes to Holmes’ 31,162.
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel Charlie Brown won the Democratic nomination with 26,241 votes. Former legislative staffer Lisa Rea had 19,038 votes, and corporate tax expert Michael Hamersley came in third with 11,405 votes.
Libertarian Party candidate Dan Warren ran unopposed for his party’s nomination. He received 672 votes.[9]
| United States House election, 2006: California District 4[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John T. Doolittle (inc.) | 135,818 | 49.1 | -16.3 | |
| Democratic | Charlie Brown | 126,999 | 45.9 | +11.3 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Warren | 14,076 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 8,819 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 213,984 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -27.6 | |||
2004
| United States House election, 2004: California District 4[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John T. Doolittle (inc.) | 221,926 | 65.4 | +0.5 | |
| Democratic | David I. Winters | 117,443 | 34.6 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 104,483 | 30.8 | |||
| Turnout | 339,369 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
2002
| United States House election, 2002: California District 4[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | John T. Doolittle (inc.) | 139,280 | 64.9 | ||
| Democratic | Mark A. Norberg | 68,755 | 32.0 | ||
| Libertarian | Allen M. Roberts | 6,834 | 3.1 | ||
| Majority | 70,525 | 30.3 | |||
| Turnout | 214,869 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
External links
- GovTrack.us: California's 4th congressional district
- John Doolittle's Official Website: http://doolittle.house.gov
- TerboCongress: Theordore Terbolizard Official Site
- TerboCongress2: Terbolizard Forum
References
- ^ "Editorial: 4th Congressional District", The Sacramento Bee, May 10, 2006
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2004 President)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2006 Governor)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2006 Senate)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2004 Senate)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2003 Governor)
- ^ California Secretary of State - Statement of Vote (2002 Governor)
- ^ 2006 primary election results
- ^ 2006 general election results
- ^ 2004 general election results
- ^ 2002 general election results
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