A 2011 special election filled the vacancy in
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
's
36th congressional district after the resignation of incumbent
Jane Harman on February 28, 2011; Harman vacated her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to become head of the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
The special primary election occurred on May 17, 2011. Democrat
Janice Hahn received the highest number of votes, with Republican Craig Huey taking second place. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary, a special general election was held on July 12, 2011, between the top two vote recipients. The runoff election was won by Janice Hahn.
Background and procedures
An election was called to fill the rest of Harman's term, which ends January 2013. An all-party primary was held on May 17. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, the top two primary finishers, regardless of party, met in a run-off on July 12.
The special election was held under California statutes regarding special elections and not under California's newly in force
Proposition 14, which does not apply to special elections.
Candidates in the general election
*
Janice Hahn, Democratic Party
* Craig Huey, Republican Party
Candidates in the primaries
Democratic Party
* Dan Adler, businessman from Los Angeles
*
Debra Bowen,
Secretary of State of California from Marina Del Rey
* Loraine Goodwin, physician/arbitrator/teacher
*
Janice Hahn,
Los Angeles City Council
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woman from San Pedro
* Marcy Winograd, teacher and community organizer from Venice
Republican Party
* Kit Bobko,
Hermosa Beach
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City Councilman and former Mayor
* Stephen Eisele,
Marina del Rey businessman
[
* Mike Gin, Redondo Beach Mayor][
* Mike Webb, Redondo Beach City Attorney]
Peace and Freedom Party
* Maria E. Montaño, teacher[
]
Libertarian Party
* Steve Collett, certified public accountant[
]
Independent
* Michael T. Chamness, consultant[
* Matthew Roozee, executive at ]20th Century Fox
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Polling
Primary election
* Commissioned by the Bowen campaign
General election
Polling
* Commissioned by Daily Kos
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and the SEIU
Bowen/Hahn runoff
* Commissioned by the Bowen campaign
* Commissioned by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Results
Primary
General
See also
* 2011 United States House of Representatives elections
References
External links
Janice Hahn for CongressCraig Huey for Congress
{{California elections
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