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| Incumbent | Barbara Lee |
| Party | Democratic |
| Term | 7th |
| First elected | September 1, 1998 |
| Age on 11/02/2010 | 64 |
| Seeking re-election? | |
| Websites | Home Page Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia profile |
| 2008 Presidential Vote | Obama (D) 88.1% McCain (R) 9.9% Others 2.0% |
| 2008 Election Results | Lee (D) 86.1% Hargrave (R) 9.7% Ayers (L) 4.2% |
| Voter Registration | As of 05/04/2009 Democratic: 236,037 (65.7%) Decline-to-State: 75,226 (20.9%) Republican: 29,621 (8.2%) Other: 18,495 (5.1%) |
| District Blogs | |
| District County | Alameda (part) |
District Map
District History
Representation
| Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
| Los Angeles outside Los Angeles | Charles W. Bell | Progressive Republican | 03/04/1913 - 03/03/1915 | New district; lost reelection to Randall |
| Charles Hiram Randall | Prohibition | 03/04/1915 - 03/03/1921 | Lost reelection to Charles F. Van de Water | |
| Vacant | 03/04/1921 - 04/10/1921 | Van de Water died | ||
| Walter F. Lineberger | Republican | 04/11/1921 - 03/04/1927 | Ran for Senate | |
| William E. Evans | Republican | 03/04/1927 - 03/04/1933 | Redistricted to CA-11 | |
| Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus | Denver S. Church | Democratic | 03/04/1933 - 01/03/1935 | Redistricted from CA-07; retired |
| Bertrand W. Gearhart | Republican | 01/03/1935 - 01/03/1943 | Lost reelection to White | |
| Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus | 01/03/1943 - 01/03/1949 | |||
| Cecil F. White | Democratic | 01/03/1949 - 01/03/1951 | Lost reelection to Hunter | |
| Allan O. Hunter | Republican | 01/03/1951 - 01/03/1953 | Redistricted to CA-12 | |
| San Mateo | J. Arthur Younger | Republican | 01/03/1953 - 01/03/1963 | Redistricted to CA-11 |
| Eastern Santa Clara | 01/03/1963 - 01/03/1967 | |||
| Southwestern Alameda, most of Santa Clara | Don Edwards | Democratic | 01/03/1967 - 01/03/1973 | Redistricted to CA-10 |
| Southwestern Alameda, northeastern Santa Clara | 01/03/1973 - 01/03/1975 | |||
| Alameda outside Oakland | Pete Stark | Democratic | 01/03/1975 - 01/03/1993 | Redistricted from CA-08; to CA-13 |
| Alameda (Berkeley, Oakland) | Ron Dellums | Democratic | 01/03/1993 - 02/06/1998 | Redistricted from CA-08; retired |
| Vacant | 02/06/1998 - 04/07/1998 | Special election musical chairs | ||
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | 04/07/1998 - present | Incumbent | |
Elections
| 1912 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Charles W. Bell | 28,845 | 47.25% | |
| Democratic | Thomas H. Kirk | 14,571 | 23.87% | |
| Socialist | Ralph L. Criswell | 11,123 | 18.22% | |
| Prohibition | George S. Yarnall | 6,510 | 10.66% | |
| Totals | 61,049 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1914 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall | 28,097 | 30.90% | |
| Progressive | Charles W. Bell (incumbent) | 27,560 | 30.31% | |
| Republican | Frank C. Roberts | 25,176 | 27.69% | |
| Socialist | Ralph L. Criswell | 10,084 | 11.09% | |
| Totals | 90,917 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Prohibition gain from Republican | ||||
| 1916 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall (inc.) | 58,826 | 57.81% | |
| Independent | Charles W. Bell | 33,270 | 32.70% | |
| Socialist | Ralph L. Criswell | 9,661 | 9.49% | |
| Totals | 101,757 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Prohibition hold | ||||
| 1918 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall (inc.) | 38,782 | 52.99% | |
| Republican | Montaville Flowers | 31,689 | 43.30% | |
| Socialist | Grace Silver Henry | 2,718 | 3.71% | |
| Totals | 73,189 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Prohibition hold | ||||
| 1920 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Charles F. Van de Water | 62,952 | 59.70% | |
| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall (inc.) | 36,675 | 34.78.% | |
| Socialist | Mary E. Garbutt | 5,819 | 5.52% | |
| Totals | 105,446 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican gain from Prohibition | ||||
1921 Special Election data not available
| 1922 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Walter F. Lineberger (inc.) | 66,265 | 59.13% | |
| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall | 45,794 | 40.87% | |
| Totals | 112,059 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1924 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Walter F. Lineberger (inc.) | 119,993 | 63.89% | |
| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall | 67,735 | 36.06% | |
| No party | Scattering | 91 | 0.05% | |
| Totals | 187,819 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1926 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William E. Evans (inc.) | 102,270 | 59.48% | |
| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall | 61,719 | 35.89% | |
| Socialist | Charles F. Conley | 7,943 | 4.62% | |
| No party | Scattering | 13 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 171,945 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1928 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William E. Evans (inc.) | 222,261 | 76.99% | |
| Democratic | James B. Ogg | 58,263 | 20.18% | |
| Socialist | Christian Sorenson | 8,090 | 2.80% | |
| No party | Scattering | 84 | 0.03% | |
| Totals | 288,698 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1930 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | William E. Evans (inc.) | 182,176 | 99.91% | |
| No party | Scattering | 171 | 0.09% | |
| Totals | 182,347 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1932 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Denver S. Church | 50,125 | 61.62% | |
| Republican | Henry E. Barbour (incumbent) | 31,209 | 38.37% | |
| No party | Scattering | 11 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 81,345 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| 1934 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart | 77,650 | 99.96% | |
| No party | Scattering | 32 | 0.04% | |
| Totals | 77,682 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| 1936 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (inc.) | 82,360 | 96.97% | |
| Communist | Carl B. Patterson | 2,571 | 3.03% | |
| No party | Scattering | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 84,935 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1938 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (inc.) | 91,128 | 96.18% | |
| No party | George H. Sciaroni (write-in) | 3,536 | 3.73% | |
| No party | Scattering | 81 | 0.09% | |
| Totals | 94,745 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1940 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (inc.) | 99,708 | 99.94% | |
| No party | Scattering | 56 | 0.06% | |
| Totals | 99,764 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1942 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (inc.) | 65,791 | 99.93% | |
| No party | Scattering | 47 | 0.07% | |
| Totals | 65,838 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1944 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (inc.) | 66,845 | 99.48% | |
| No party | Scattering | 349 | 0.52% | |
| Totals | 67,194 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1946 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bertrand W. Gearhart (inc.) | 50,171 | 53.71% | |
| Democratic | Hubert Phillips | 43,244 | 46.29% | |
| No party | Scattering | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 93,417 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1948 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Cecil F. White | 72,826 | 51.29% | |
| Republican | Walter F. Lineberger (inc.) | 66,563 | 46.88% | |
| Progressive | Josephine F. Daniels | 2,573 | 1.81% | |
| No party | Scattering | 13 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 141,975 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| 1950 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Allan O. Hunter | 76,015 | 51.99% | |
| Democratic | Cecil F. White (incumbent) | 70,201 | 48.01% | |
| No party | Scattering | 8 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 146,224 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| 1952 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | J. Arthur Younger | 71,426 | 53.07% | |
| Democratic | Harold F. Taggart | 61,028 | 45.34% | |
| Progressive | Charles S. Brown | 2,140 | 1.59% | |
| No party | Scattering | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 134,599 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1954 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | J. Arthur Younger (inc.) | 60,648 | 54.51% | |
| Democratic | Harold F. Taggart | 50,619 | 45.49% | |
| No party | Scattering | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 111,270 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1956 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | J. Arthur Younger (inc.) | 96,388 | 60.28% | |
| Democratic | James T. McKay | 63,504 | 39.71% | |
| No party | Scattering | 18 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 159,910 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1958 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | J. Arthur Younger (inc.) | 90,735 | 58.79% | |
| Democratic | Elma D. Oddstad | 63,597 | 41.21% | |
| No party | Scattering | 10 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 154,342 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1960 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | J. Arthur Younger (inc.) | 116,589 | 59.24% | |
| Democratic | John D. Kaster | 80,227 | 40.76% | |
| No party | Scattering | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 196,823 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1962 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Don Edwards | 79,616 | 65.94% | |
| Republican | Joseph F. Donovan | 41,104 | 34.04% | |
| No party | Scattering | 24 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 120,744 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic win (new constituency) | ||||
| 1964 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 115,954 | 69.76% | |
| Republican | Joseph F. Donovan | 50,261 | 30.24% | |
| No party | Scattering | 14 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 166,229 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1966 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 97,311 | 63.14% | |
| Republican | Wilbur G. Durkee | 56,784 | 36.85% | |
| No party | Scattering | 15 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 154,110 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1968 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 100,891 | 56.55% | |
| Republican | Larry Fargher | 77,521 | 43.45% | |
| Totals | 178,412 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1970 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 120,041 | 69.15% | |
| Republican | Mark Guerra | 49,556 | 28.55% | |
| American Ind. | Edmon V. Kaiser | 4,009 | 2.31% | |
| Totals | 173,606 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1972 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Don Edwards (incumbent) | 123,837 | 72.26% | |
| Republican | Herb Smith | 43,134 | 25.17% | |
| American Ind. | Edmon V. Kaiser | 4,403 | 2.57% | |
| Totals | 171,374 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 87,854 | 70.64% | |
| Republican | Edson Adams | 36,522 | 29.36% | |
| Totals | 124,376 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1976 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 116,398 | 70.81% | |
| Republican | James K. Mills | 44,607 | 27.13% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Albert L. Sargis | 3,386 | 2.06% | |
| Totals | 164,391 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1978 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 88,179 | 65.38% | |
| Republican | Robert S. Allen | 41,138 | 30.50% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Lawrence J. Phillips | 5,562 | 4.12% | |
| Totals | 134,879 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 90,504 | 55.32% | |
| Republican | William J. "Bill" Kennedy | 67,265 | 41.12% | |
| Libertarian | Steven W. Clanin | 5,823 | 3.56% | |
| Totals | 163,592 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 104,393 | 60.66% | |
| Republican | William J. "Bill" Kennedy | 67,702 | 39.34% | |
| Totals | 172,095 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 136,511 | 69.90% | |
| Republican | J. T. "Eager" Beaver | 51,399 | 26.32% | |
| Libertarian | Martha Fuhrig | 7,398 | 3.79% | |
| Totals | 195,308 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 113,490 | 69.72% | |
| Republican | David M. "Dave" Williams | 49,300 | 30.28% | |
| Totals | 162,790 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 152,866 | 72.96% | |
| Republican | Howard Hertz | 56,656 | 27.04% | |
| Totals | 214,522 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Pete Stark (incumbent) | 94,739 | 58.43% | |
| Republican | Victor Romero | 67,412 | 41.57% | |
| Totals | 162,151 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 164,265 | 71.90% | |
| Republican | G. William "Billy" Hunter | 53,707 | 23.51% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Dave Linn | 10,472 | 4.58% | |
| No party | Muss (write-in) | 23 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 228,467 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 129,233 | 72.25% | |
| Republican | Deborah Wright | 40,448 | 22.61% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Emma Wong Mar | 9,194 | 5.14% | |
| Totals | 178,875 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ron Dellums (incumbent) | 154,806 | 77.03% | |
| Republican | Deborah Wright | 37,126 | 18.47% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Tom Condit | 5,561 | 2.77% | |
| Natural Law | Jack Forem | 3,475 | 1.73% | |
| Republican | Omari Musa (write-in) | 8 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 200,976 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1998 Special | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Lee | 33,497 | 66.81% | |
| Democratic | Greg Harper | 8,048 | 16.05% | |
| Republican | Claiborne Sanders | 6,114 | 12.19% | |
| Democratic | Randal Stewart | 5,561 | 4.95% | |
| Totals | 50,140 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 140,722 | 82.83% | |
| Republican | Claiborne "Clay" Sanders | 22,431 | 13.20% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Gerald Sanders | 4,767 | 2.81% | |
| Natural Law | Walter Ruehlig | 1,975 | 1.16% | |
| Totals | 169,895 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 182,352 | 84.95% | |
| Republican | Arneze Washington | 21,033 | 9.80% | |
| Libertarian | Fred E. Foldvary | 7,051 | 3.28% | |
| Natural Law | Ellen Jefferds | 4,214 | 1.96% | |
| Totals | 214,650 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 135,893 | 81.41% | |
| Republican | Jerald Udinsky | 25,333 | 15.18% | |
| Libertarian | James M. Eyer | 5,685 | 3.41% | |
| Republican | Hector Reyna (write-in) | 6 | .% | |
| Totals | 166,917 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 215,630 | 84.55% | |
| Republican | Claudia Bermudez | 31,278 | 12.26% | |
| Libertarian | James M. Eyer | 8,131 | 3.19% | |
| Totals | 255,039 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 167,245 | 86.35% | |
| Republican | John "J. D." denDulk | 20,786 | 10.73% | |
| Libertarian | James M. Eyer | 5,655 | 2.92% | |
| Totals | 193,686 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | .% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Barbara Lee (incumbent) | 238,915 | 86.06% | |
| Republican | Charles Hargrave | 26,917 | 9.70% | |
| Libertarian | James Eyer | 11,704 | 4.22% | |
| Green | David Heller (write-in) | 37 | 0.01% | |
| Republican | Christopher Kula (write-in) | 27 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 277,600 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | 72.10% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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