A special election was held on June 5, 2001, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives from to replace Julian Dixon, who died on December 8, 2000, of a heart attack. A special open primary election was held on June 1, 2001, of which Democratic

Ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

Diane Watson won nearly a third of the vote in a field of sixteen candidates. She handily defeated her main challenger, Republican Noel Hentschel, in the general election. Watson was redistricted to for the 2002 election, in which she was re-elected.

Background

Located mainly in the

Culver City Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. Founded in 1917 as a "whites only" sundown town, it is now an ethnically diverse city with what was called the "third-most ...

area of

Los Angeles County Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, with 9,861,224 residents estimated as of 2022. It is the ...

, the 32nd district was considered a Democratic stronghold. It voted strongly Democratic in the past few

presidential elections A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The pr ...

, giving

Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic Part ...

a lead of 70 percentage points over

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

in the 2000 election. Julian Dixon was first elected in the 1978 election to represent the . He never faced serious competition during his tenure, and would serve eleven terms. Before starting his twelfth term, of which he was elected to with 83.5% of the vote, he died in Los Angeles of a heart attack.

Candidates

Democratic Party

* Kirsten W. Albrecht * Jules Bagneris, candidate for Los Angeles City Council in 1989 * Tad Daley, author and anti-war activist * Frank Evans III *

Nate Holden Nathaniel N. "Nate" Holden (born June 19, 1929) is a Los Angeles County politician who served four years in the California State Senate and 16 years on the Los Angeles City Council. Biography Upbringing, education and family Holden was born in ...

, Los Angeles City Council member (1987–2002) and

state senator A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. Description A state senator is a member of an upper house in the bicameral legislatures of 49 U ...

(1974–1978) * Wanda James * Philip A. Lowe * Kevin Murray,

(1999–2005) and state assemblyman (1994–1998) * Blair H. Taylor * Leo Terrell, civil rights attorney and political commentator * Diane Watson, U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia (1999–2000) and

(1978–1990, 1994–1998)

Republican Party

* Mike Cyrus * Noel Hentschel, philanthropist and candidate for

lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

Mike Schaefer John Michael Schaefer (born March 25, 1938) is an American politician and former perennial candidate who served on the San Diego City Council from 1965 to 1971 and then ran for 33 local and state offices in California, Arizona, Maryland, and Ne ...

San Diego City Council The San Diego City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of San Diego, California. The city council was first established in San Diego in 1850. The council uses a strong mayor system with a separately elected mayor who acts ...

member (1965–1971) and financial analyst

Green Party

* Donna J. Warren, human rights activist

Reform Party

* Ezola Foster, educator and candidate for

U.S. vice president The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. The vice pr ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

Background

Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Green Party

Reform Party

Endorsements

Results

Primary

General

References

See also