Electoral history of Tom McClintock

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Tom McClintock is an American politician currently serving in the United States House of Representatives since 2009. McClintock served California's 4th congressional district from 2009 to 2023, and the 5th congressional district since 2023. [1] Before his election to the House of Representatives, McClintock served in both chambers of the California State Legislature. He served in the California State Assembly from 1982 to 1992, and again from 1996 to 2000. He also served in the California State Senate from 2000 to 2008. [2] Throughout McClintock's political career, he made several unsuccessful runs for various statewide offices in California, including Controller, Governor, and Lieutenant Governor.

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California State Assembly

1982 California State Assembly 36th district election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock 60,702 55.9
Democratic Harriet Kosmo Henson47,93244.1
Total votes108,634 100.0
Republican hold
1984 California State Assembly 36th district election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 94,391 71.5
Democratic Tom Jolicoeur37,61028.5
Total votes132,001 100.0
Republican hold
1986 California State Assembly 36th district election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 77,132 73.3
Democratic Frank Nekimken26,20824.9
Libertarian H. Bruce Driscoll1,8751.8
Total votes105,215 100.0
Republican hold
1988 California State Assembly 36th district election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 101,012 70.0
Democratic George Webb II39,53927.4
Libertarian H. Bruce Driscoll3,7822.6
Total votes144,333 100.0
Republican hold
1990 California State Assembly 36th district election [7] [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 28,740 80.7
Republican Kevin G. Staker6,86619.3
Total votes35,606 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 66,081 58.6
Democratic Ginny Connell40,35635.8
Libertarian David A. Harner6,3715.6
Total votes112,808 100.0
Republican hold
1996 California State Assembly 38th district election [9] [10]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock 13,999 38.2
Republican Ross Hopkins7,42520.3
Republican Bob Larkin4,77413.0
Republican Robert C. Hamlin4,06611.1
Republican Stephen R. Frank3,3089.0
Republican Peggy Freeman3,0938.4
Total votes36,665 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock 71,597 55.5
Democratic Jon M. Lauritzen51,27439.8
Natural Law Virginia F. Neuman6,0214.7
Total votes128,892 100.0
Republican hold
1998 California State Assembly 38th district election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 78,417 100.0
Total votes78,417 100.0
Republican hold

California State Senate

2000 California State Senate 19th district election [12] [13]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock 99,135 74.9
Republican Judy Mikels33,25525.1
Total votes132,390 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock 165,422 57.6
Democratic Daniel R. Gonzalez121,89342.4
Total votes287,315 100.0
Republican hold
2004 California State Senate 19th district election [14] [15]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 99,301 100.0
Total votes99,301 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 233,365 60.8
Democratic Paul Graber151,08539.2
Total votes384,450 100.0
Republican hold

U.S. House of Representatives

1992 California's 24th congressional district election [16] [17]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock 20,163 34.5
Republican Sang R. Korman13,88423.7
Republican Bill Spillane10,67918.2
Republican Jim Salomon4,3827.5
Republican Rob Meyer2,8894.9
Republican Stephen M. Weiss2,2383.8
Republican Nicholas T. Hariton1,8053.1
Republican Robert Colaco1,5822.7
Republican Harry Wachtel9021.5
Total votes58,524 100.0
General election
Democratic Anthony Beilenson 141,742 55.5
Republican Tom McClintock 99,83539.1
Peace and Freedom John Paul Lindblad13,6905.4
Total votes255,267 100.0
Republican hold
2008 California's 4th congressional district election [18] [19]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock 51,655 53.5
Republican Doug Ose 37,80239.2
Republican Suzanne Jones4,9204.0
Republican Theodore Terbolizard2,2492.3
Total votes96,626 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock 185,790 50.3
Democratic Charlie Brown183,99049.7
Total votes369,780 100.0
Republican hold
2010 California's 4th congressional district election [20] [21]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 89,443 78.5
Republican Michael Babich24,52821.5
Total votes113,971 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 186,397 61.3
Democratic Clint Curtis95,65331.5
Green Benjamin "Ben" Emery22,1797.2
Total votes304,229 100.0
Republican hold
2012 California's 4th congressional district election [22] [23]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 114,311 64.8
Democratic Jack Uppal 62,130 35.2
Total votes176,441 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 197,803 61.1
Democratic Jack Uppal125,88538.9
Total votes323,688 100.0
Republican hold
2014 California's 4th congressional district election [24] [25]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 80,999 56.2
Republican Arthur "Art" Moore 32,855 22.8
No party preference Jeffrey D. Gerlach30,30021.0
Total votes144,154 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 126,784 60.0
Republican Arthur "Art" Moore84,35040.0
Total votes211,134 100.0
Republican hold
2016 California's 4th congressional district election [26] [27]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 135,626 61.5
Democratic Robert W. Derlet 60,574 27.5
Democratic Sean White24,46011.1
Total votes220,660 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 220,133 62.7
Democratic Robert W. Derlet130,84537.3
Total votes350,879 100.0
Republican hold
2018 California's 4th congressional district election [28] [29]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 109,679 51.8
Democratic Jessica Morse 42,942 20.3
Democratic Regina Bateson26,30312.4
Republican Mitchell White14,4336.8
Democratic Roza Calderon13,6216.4
Democratic Robert Lawton4,5932.2
Total votes211,571 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 184,401 54.1
Democratic Jessica Morse 156,25345.9
Total votes340,654 100.0
Republican hold
2020 California's 4th congressional district election [30] [31]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 141,244 50.7
Democratic Brynne S. Kennedy 110,771 39.8
Republican Julianne Benzel12,1384.4
No party preference Robert Lawton4,8481.7
Republican Jamie Byers4,8221.7
Republican Jacob Thomas4,5271.6
Total votes278,350 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 247,291 55.9
Democratic Brynne S. Kennedy194,73144.1
Total votes442,022 100.0
Republican hold
2022 California's 5th congressional district election [32] [33]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 87,010 45.5
Democratic Michael J. "Mike" Barkley 64,285 33.6
Republican Nathan F. Magsig25,29913.2
No party preference Steve Wozniak6,0453.2
Republican David Main5,9273.1
Republican Kelsten Charles Obert2,8641.5
Total votes191,430 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 173,524 61.3
Democratic Michael J. "Mike" Barkley109,50638.7
Total votes283,030 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
2024 California's 5th congressional district election [34] [35]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 118,958 58.5
Democratic Michael J. "Mike" Barkley 66,680 32.8
No party preference Steve Wozniak17,6368.7
Total votes203,274 100.0
General election
Republican Tom McClintock (incumbent) 227,643 61.8
Democratic Michael J. "Mike" Barkley140,91938.2
Total votes368,562 100.0
Republican hold

California Statewide Offices

1994 California State Controller election [36] [37]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock 1,112,435 70.8
Republican John Morris717,68139.2
Total votes1,830,116 100.0
General election
Democratic Kathleen Connell 3,983,053 48.3
Republican Tom McClintock 3,796,38746.1
Peace and Freedom Elizabeth Nakano182,8362.2
American Independent Nathan E. Johnson152,3561.8
Libertarian Cullene Marie Lang128,3781.6
Total votes8,243,010 100.0
Democratic hold
2002 California State Controller election [38] [39]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock 948,539 45.7
Republican Dean Andal 736,31735.5
Republican W. Snow Hume194,8839.4
Republican Nancy Beecham194,5839.4
Total votes2,074,322 100.0
General election
Democratic Steve Westly 3,289,839 45.3
Republican Tom McClintock 3,273,02845.1
Green Laura Wells419,8735.8
Natural Law J. Carlos Aguirre179,9992.5
American Independent Ernest F. Vance96,0191.3
Total votes7,258,758 100.0
Democratic hold
2003 California gubernatorial recall election [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger 4,206,28448.6
Democratic Cruz Bustamante 2,724,87431.5
Republican Tom McClintock 1,161,28713.4
Green Peter Camejo 242,2472.8
Independent Arianna Huffington 47,5050.5
All Others275,7193.2
Total votes8,657,916 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election [41] [42]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom McClintock 1,760,667 93.8
Republican Tony Farmer117,3356.2
Total votes1,878,002 100.0
General election
Democratic John Garamendi 4,189,584 49.1
Republican Tom McClintock 3,845,85845.1
Green Donna Warren239,1072.8
Libertarian Lynnette Shaw142,8511.7
American Independent Jim King68,4460.8
Peace and Freedom Stewart Alexander 43,3190.5
Total votes8,529,165 100.0
Democratic hold

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