JoinCalifornia: Election History for the State of California

Information Home Elected Offices Elections by Decade Longest Service Shortest Service Most & Fewest Votes Uncontested Races Closest Contests Redistricting Recalls
Elections 2024 State PREVIEW 2024 Fed PREVIEW 2024 General 2022 General Prior 2020s Elections Elections by Decade
Other Stuff Advanced Search CA Constitution Line of Succession Highest Ranking SCOTUS Cases

[search tips] [advanced search]

Searching tips

  • Enter a candidate's name to find a candidate
  • Enter the name of a political party to find the party and all candidates
  • Enter a date to find an election
  • Enter a year to find all elections within that year

Jerry McNerney

Democratic

Picture of Jerry McNerney
jerrymcnerney.org
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-02-2004 Democratic CD-11 103587 Loss
11-07-2006 Democratic CD-11 109868 Win
11-04-2008 Democratic CD-11 164500 Win
11-02-2010 Democratic CD-11 115361 Win
11-06-2012 Democratic CD-09 118373 Win
11-04-2014 Democratic CD-09 63475 Win
11-08-2016 Democratic CD-09 133163 Win
11-06-2018 Democratic CD-09 113414 Win
11-03-2020 Democratic CD-09 174252 Win
Website: mcnerney.house.gov/about/full-biography
 

Candidate Biography:

Gerald M. McNerney
Born: June 18, 1951 in Alburquerque, New Mexico
Married: Mary
Children: Michael*, Windy, and Greg

2008: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
2016: Delegate, Democratic National Convention

  • McNerney qualified for the 2004 General Election ballot as a write-in during the Primary.
  • MINORITY VICTORY: In the 2010 General Election, McNerney became the last Congressional candidate in California to win with less than 50% of the votes cast in that contest (he was elected with 48.0%). The Final Minority Victors were: Kamala Harris (statewide), Jerry McNerney (Congress), Jeff Denham (State Senate), and Richard Pan (Assembly).
  • CLOSE CONTEST: The 2010 race was particularly close (with McNerney winning by ~2,500 votes or 1%). McNerney declared victory on November 10th.
  • Michael McNerney was a 2008 Presidential Elector from California.