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  CA District 5 - Special Election
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > California > CA - District 05
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1987 - 12:00pm
Polls Open April 07, 1987 - 07:00am
Polls Close April 07, 1987 - 08:00pm
Term Start June 03, 1987 - 12:00am
Term End January 03, 1989 - 12:00am
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedJuan Croniqueur July 12, 2020 01:19am
Data SourcesUnited States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
DescriptionSpecial election to fill the seat of deceased Congresswoman Burton.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1986
NameSala Burton Votes122,688 (75.17%)
Term01/05/1987 - 02/01/1987 Margin86,649 (+53.09%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 7.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Nancy Pelosi Harriet Ross Karen Edwards Samuel K. "Sam" Grove Theodore A. "Ted" Zuur Catherine Renee Sedwick Harry G. Britt
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent Libertarian Peace & Freedom Independent Democratic
Votes38,927 (36.12%) 3,016 (2.80%) 447 (0.42%) 408 (0.38%) 187 (0.17%) 164 (0.15%) 35,008 (32.48%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -35,911 (-33.32%) -38,480 (-35.70%) -38,519 (-35.74%) -38,740 (-35.94%) -38,763 (-35.97%) -3,919 (-3.64%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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I E Pluribus Unum
LBR Old LW
Laf-W Craverguy
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Bill Maher Doris M. Ward Carol Ruth Silver Kevin W. Wadsworth Tom Spinosa Mike Garza Brian Lantz
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Republican Republican Republican Democratic
Votes15,355 (14.25%) 6,498 (6.03%) 2,896 (2.69%) 1,755 (1.63%) 1,712 (1.59%) 1,262 (1.17%) 141 (0.13%)
Margin-23,572 (-21.87%) -32,429 (-30.09%) -36,031 (-33.43%) -37,172 (-34.49%) -37,215 (-34.53%) -37,665 (-34.95%) -38,786 (-35.99%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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