Election Results for Placer County, CA -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,184	10.1
Deaths:	8,540	10.5
Net Migration:	12,873	15.9
Net Immigration:	726	0.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +27,350	D +6,010	D + 6.0%
D +33,360
2020 vs. 2012	R +22,567	D +17,484	D + 13.0%
D +40,051
2020 vs. 2008	R +27,841	D +3,916	D + 4.7%
D +31,757

2016 vs. 2008	R +491	R +2,094	R + 1.3%
D -1,603
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	122,488	52.1%	Joe Biden (D)	106,869	45.5%	5,727 [+]	2.4%	235,084	18	5	1.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,948 (1.7%);
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	95,138	51.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	73,509	39.5%	17,377 [+]	9.3%	186,024	20	5	1.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 9,245 (5.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,501 (1.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,032 (0.6%);
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	99,921	58.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	66,818	38.9%	4,972 [+]	2.9%	171,711	21	11	1.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,307 (1.3%);
2008	70%	John McCain (R)	94,647	54.5%	Barack Obama (D)	75,112	43.2%	4,053 [+]	2.3%	173,812	18	9	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,258 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 848 (0.5%);
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	95,969	62.6%	John Kerry (D)	55,573	36.3%	1,736 [+]	1.1%	153,278	18	12	1.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	69,835	59.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	42,449	36.0%	5,515 [+]	4.7%	117,799	18	11	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,449 (3.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 454 (0.4%);
1996	59%	Robert Dole (R)	49,808	52.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	34,981	37.0%	9,638 [+]	10.2%	94,427	15	12	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 6,542 (6.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,875 (2.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 624 (0.7%);
1992	66%	George Bush* (R)	38,298	41.9%	Bill Clinton (D)	30,783	33.7%	22,285 [+]	24.4%	91,366	9	5	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 21,741 (23.8%);
1988	59%	George Bush (R)	42,096	59.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	27,516	39.0%	1,030 [+]	1.5%	70,642	8	6	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 591 (0.8%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	38,035	62.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	21,294	35.2%	1,098	1.8%	60,427	5	4	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	60%	Ronald Reagan (R)	28,179	54.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	17,311	33.7%	5,950 [+]	11.6%	51,440	2	4	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,356 (8.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,217 (2.4%);
1976	59%	Jimmy Carter (D)	21,026	52.2%	Gerald Ford* (R)	18,154	45.0%	1,131 [+]	2.8%	40,311	-4	-3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 239 (0.6%);
1972	65%	Richard Nixon* (R)	18,597	50.3%	George McGovern (D)	16,911	45.8%	1,437 [+]	3.9%	36,945	-5	-10	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,251 (3.4%);
1968	65%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	14,050	48.2%	Richard Nixon (R)	12,427	42.6%	2,667 [+]	9.2%	29,144	-5	-1	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,574 (8.8%);
1964	69%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	18,256	66.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	9,389	33.9%	31	0.1%	27,676	-7	-5	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	68%	John Kennedy (D)	13,304	55.8%	Richard Nixon (R)	10,439	43.7%	120	0.5%	23,863	-6	-6	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	59%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	10,611	53.8%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	9,059	45.9%	69	0.3%	19,739	-9	-12	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	65%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	9,841	50.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,444	48.5%	168	0.9%	19,453	-6	-5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	56%	Harry Truman* (D)	8,837	58.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,570	36.9%	702 [+]	4.6%	15,109	-10	-8	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 632 (4.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	49%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,149	62.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,196	36.8%	64	0.6%	11,409	-6	-9	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	64%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,402	67.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,887	31.3%	147	1.2%	12,436	-10	-14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	58%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,959	76.6%	Alf Landon (R)	2,321	22.3%	108 [+]	1.0%	10,388	-9	-14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 52 (0.5%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	52%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	6,200	71.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,242	25.8%	241 [+]	2.8%	8,683	-12	-14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 155 (1.8%);
1928	48%	Al Smith (D)	3,685	49.5%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,669	49.2%	96 [+]	1.3%	7,450	-15	-9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 96 (1.3%);
1924	42%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	3,290	55.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,192	37.3%	402 [+]	6.8%	5,884	-20	-17	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 290 (4.9%);
1920	40%	Warren Harding (R)	2,894	59.4%	James Cox (D)	1,559	32.0%	416 [+]	8.5%	4,869	-7	-1	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 288 (5.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 128 (2.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	46%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,375	58.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,954	33.7%	462 [+]	8.0%	5,791	-13	-12	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 314 (5.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 148 (2.6%);
1912	35%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,913	43.9%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,823	41.8%	621 [+]	14.3%	4,357	0	-23	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Eugene Debs (Soc) 481 (11.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 125 (2.9%); William Taft* (R) 15 (0.3%);
1908	31%	William Taft (R)	1,865	51.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,491	41.1%	269 [+]	7.4%	3,625	-4	0	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 171 (4.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 69 (1.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 29 (0.8%);
1904	30%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,050	62.6%	Alton Parker (D)	1,023	31.2%	201 [+]	6.1%	3,274	1	6	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 153 (4.7%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 48 (1.5%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	36%	William McKinley* (R)	2,009	54.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,592	43.3%	76 [+]	2.1%	3,677	0	3	1.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

106,869

45.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

122,488

52.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,948

1.7%

Other

1,779

0.8%

TOTAL

235,084

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

73,509

39.5%

Donald Trump (R)

95,138

51.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

9,245

5.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,501

1.3%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,032

0.6%

Other

4,599

2.5%

TOTAL

186,024

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 5

2012 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

66,818

38.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

99,921

58.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,307

1.3%

Other

2,665

1.6%

TOTAL

171,711

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

75,112

43.2%

John McCain (R)

94,647

54.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,258

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

848

0.5%

Other

1,947

1.1%

TOTAL

173,812

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

95,969

62.6%

John Kerry (D)

55,573

36.3%

Other

1,736

1.1%

TOTAL

153,278

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

69,835

59.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

42,449

36.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4,449

3.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

454

0.4%

Other

612

0.5%

TOTAL

117,799

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

34,981

37.0%

Robert Dole (R)

49,808

52.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

6,542

6.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,875

2.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

624

0.7%

Other

597

0.6%

TOTAL

94,427

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

1992 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

30,783

33.7%

George Bush* (R)

38,298

41.9%

Ross Perot (I)

21,741

23.8%

Other

544

0.6%

TOTAL

91,366

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

42,096

59.6%

Michael Dukakis (D)

27,516

39.0%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

591

0.8%

Other

439

0.6%

TOTAL

70,642

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

1984 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

38,035

62.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

21,294

35.2%

Other

1,098

1.8%

TOTAL

60,427

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

28,179

54.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

17,311

33.7%

John Anderson (I)

4,356

8.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,217

2.4%

Other

377

0.7%

TOTAL

51,440

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

21,026

52.2%

Gerald Ford* (R)

18,154

45.0%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

239

0.6%

Other

892

2.2%

TOTAL

40,311

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

18,597

50.3%

George McGovern (D)

16,911

45.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,251

3.4%

Other

186

0.5%

TOTAL

36,945

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -10

1968 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

12,427

42.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

14,050

48.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

2,574

8.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

29,144

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -1

1964 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

18,256

66.0%

Barry Goldwater (R)

9,389

33.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

27,676

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

13,304

55.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

10,439

43.7%

Other

120

0.5%

TOTAL

23,863

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

9,059

45.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

10,611

53.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

19,739

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -12

1952 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

9,841

50.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

9,444

48.5%

Other

168

0.9%

TOTAL

19,453

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -5

1948 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

8,837

58.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

5,570

36.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

632

4.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

15,109

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -8

1944 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

7,149

62.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

4,196

36.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

11,409

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

1940 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

8,402

67.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

3,887

31.3%

Other

147

1.2%

TOTAL

12,436

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -14

1936 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

7,959

76.6%

Alf Landon (R)

2,321

22.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

10,388

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -14

1932 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

6,200

71.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

2,242

25.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

155

1.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

8,683

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -14

1928 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,669

49.2%

Al Smith (D)

3,685

49.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1.3%

TOTAL

7,450

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -9

1924 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,192

37.3%

John Davis (D)

290

4.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

3,290

55.9%

Other

112

1.9%

TOTAL

5,884

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -17

1920 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,894

59.4%

James Cox (D)

1,559

32.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

288

5.9%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

128

2.6%

TOTAL

4,869

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -1

1916 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

3,375

58.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,954

33.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

314

5.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

148

2.6%

TOTAL

5,791

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -12

1912 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,823

41.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,913

43.9%

William Taft* (R)

0.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

481

11.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

125

2.9%

TOTAL

4,357

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,865

51.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,491

41.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

171

4.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.9%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.8%

TOTAL

3,625

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 0

1904 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,050

62.6%

Alton Parker (D)

1,023

31.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

153

4.7%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1.5%

TOTAL

3,274

Turnout: 30%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 6

1900 President, Placer County, CA

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

2,009

54.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,592

43.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

3,677

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Placer County, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Mark Meuser (R)	102,597	57.0%	Alex Padilla* (D)	77,540	43.0%	0	0.0%	180,137	18	1.66%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	56%	Brian Dahle (R)	108,450	59.6%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	73,619	40.4%	0	0.0%	182,069	19	1.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:

2018	S1	47%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	76,733	53.5%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	66,578	46.5%	0	0.0%	143,311	n/a	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	57%	John H. Cox (R)	103,157	58.8%	Gavin Newsom (D)	72,270	41.2%	0	0.0%	175,427	21	1.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	48%	Kamala Harris (D)	89,687	63.2%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	52,192	36.8%	0	0.0%	141,879	n/a	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	40%	Neel Kashkari (R)	61,604	54.6%	Jerry Brown* (D)	51,241	45.4%	0	0.0%	112,845	15	1.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	60%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	97,139	58.6%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	68,599	41.4%	0	0.0%	165,738	21	1.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	54%	Carly Fiorina (R)	84,905	60.1%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	47,331	33.5%	9,032 [+]	6.4%	141,268	18	1.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 3,239 (2.3%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 2,142 (1.5%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 2,132 (1.5%); Duane Roberts (Green) 1,518 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	G	54%	Meg Whitman (R)	81,410	57.0%	Jerry Brown (D)	54,576	38.2%	6,857 [+]	4.8%	142,843	16	1.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 2,706 (1.9%); Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 2,082 (1.5%); Laura Wells (Green) 1,449 (1.0%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 618 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);

2006	S1	52%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	61,615	50.9%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	53,956	44.5%	5,594 [+]	4.6%	121,165	16	1.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Michael Metti (Libertarian) 2,003 (1.7%); Todd Chretien (Green) 1,358 (1.1%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 1,308 (1.1%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 924 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2006	G	53%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	91,972	74.4%	Phil Angelides (D)	26,723	21.6%	4,957 [+]	4.0%	123,652	18	1.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Camejo (Green) 2,501 (2.0%); Art Olivier (Libertarian) 1,098 (0.9%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 770 (0.6%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 588 (0.5%);
2004	S3	70%	Bill Jones (R)	85,163	56.8%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	59,554	39.7%	5,283 [+]	3.5%	150,000	19	1.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Jim Gray (Libertarian) 2,230 (1.5%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 2,197 (1.5%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 856 (0.6%);
2003	G	58%	Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)	74,764	62.8%	Cruz Bustamante (D)	19,706	16.5%	24,612 [+]	20.7%	119,082	32	1.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2003: Tom McClintock (R) 18,825 (15.8%); Peter Camejo (Green) 3,081 (2.6%); Peter Ueberroth (R) 2,181 (1.8%); Arianna Huffington (I) 525 (0.4%);
2002	G	48%	Bill Simon (R)	58,623	61.0%	Gray Davis* (D)	28,495	29.7%	8,935 [+]	9.3%	96,053	19	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Peter Camejo (Green) 4,657 (4.8%); Ron Gulke (American Independent) 1,556 (1.6%); Gary Copeland (Libertarian) 1,500 (1.6%); Iris Adam (Natural Law) 1,222 (1.3%);
2000	S1	63%	Tom Campbell (R)	60,182	52.2%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	47,169	41.0%	7,833 [+]	6.8%	115,184	16	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 2,674 (2.3%); Medea Benjamin (Green) 2,264 (2.0%); Diane Templin (American Independent) 1,435 (1.2%); Jose Camahort (Reform) 817 (0.7%); Brian Rees (Natural Law) 643 (0.6%);

1998	S3	51%	Matt Fong (R)	51,063	57.7%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	34,160	38.6%	3,278 [+]	3.7%	88,501	15	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Ted Brown (Libertarian) 962 (1.1%); Timothy Erich (Reform) 954 (1.1%); Joseph Perrin (American Independent) 573 (0.6%); Brian Rees (Natural Law) 484 (0.5%); Ophie Beltran (Peace & Freedom) 305 (0.3%);
1998	G	52%	Dan Lungren (R)	47,745	53.7%	Gray Davis (D)	38,734	43.6%	2,462 [+]	2.8%	88,941	15	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Dan Hamburg (Green) 747 (0.8%); Steve Kubby (Libertarian) 710 (0.8%); Nathan Johnson (American Independent) 370 (0.4%); Gloria La Riva (Peace & Freedom) 343 (0.4%); Harold Bloomfield (Natural Law) 292 (0.3%);
1994	S1	51%	Michael Huffington (R)	41,058	54.3%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	27,934	36.9%	6,656 [+]	8.8%	75,648	9	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Elizabeth Barron (Peace & Freedom) 1,759 (2.3%); Barbara Blong (Green) 1,672 (2.2%); Richard Boddie (Libertarian) 1,666 (2.2%); Paul Meeuwenberg (American Independent) 1,559 (2.1%);
1994	G	51%	Pete Wilson* (R)	51,213	67.0%	Kathleen Brown (D)	21,915	28.7%	3,282 [+]	4.3%	76,410	12	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Dick Rider (Libertarian) 1,570 (2.1%); Jerry McCready (American Independent) 1,299 (1.7%); Gloria La Riva (Peace & Freedom) 413 (0.5%);
1992	S3	64%	Bruce Herschensohn (R)	44,813	50.5%	Barbara Boxer (D)	34,905	39.3%	9,022 [+]	10.2%	88,740	7	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Jerry McCready (American Independent) 3,532 (4.0%); Genevieve Torres (Peace & Freedom) 3,297 (3.7%); June Genis (Libertarian) 2,193 (2.5%);
1992	S1	64%	Dianne Feinstein (D)	40,511	45.7%	John Seymour (R)	40,497	45.7%	7,547 [+]	8.5%	88,555	8	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Paul Meeuwenberg (American Independent) 2,920 (3.3%); Richard Boddie (Libertarian) 2,518 (2.8%); Gerald Horne (Peace & Freedom) 2,109 (2.4%);
1990	G	50%	Pete Wilson (R)	36,397	56.5%	Dianne Feinstein (D)	24,577	38.2%	3,408 [+]	5.3%	64,382	7	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jerry McCready (American Independent) 1,593 (2.5%); Dennis Thompson (Libertarian) 1,171 (1.8%); Maria Munoz (Peace & Freedom) 641 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);

1988	S1	59%	Pete Wilson* (R)	42,643	60.4%	Leo McCarthy (D)	25,243	35.8%	2,701 [+]	3.8%	70,587	8	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Elizabeth Munoz (Peace & Freedom) 1,389 (2.0%); Jack Dean (Libertarian) 709 (1.0%); Merton Short (American Independent) 603 (0.9%);
1986	S3	46%	Ed Zschau (R)	27,991	55.2%	Alan Cranston* (D)	20,797	41.0%	1,926 [+]	3.8%	50,714	7	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Ed Vallen (American) 1,008 (2.0%); Breck McKinley (Libertarian) 734 (1.4%); Paul Kangas (Peace & Freedom) 184 (0.4%);
1986	G	46%	George Deukmejian* (R)	37,288	73.3%	Tom Bradley (D)	12,542	24.7%	1,034 [+]	2.0%	50,864	13	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Gary Miller (American Independent) 382 (0.8%); Joseph Fuhrig (Libertarian) 372 (0.7%); Maria Munoz (Peace & Freedom) 280 (0.6%);
1982	S1	54%	Pete Wilson (R)	28,059	55.7%	Jerry Brown (D)	19,449	38.6%	2,875 [+]	5.7%	50,383	4	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Joseph Fuhrig (Libertarian) 1,121 (2.2%); David Wald (Peace & Freedom) 986 (2.0%); Theresa Dietrich (American Independent) 768 (1.5%);
1982	G	54%	George Deukmejian (R)	28,082	55.5%	Tom Bradley (D)	20,832	41.2%	1,710 [+]	3.4%	50,624	6	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Dan Dougherty (Libertarian) 737 (1.5%); James Griffin (American Independent) 548 (1.1%); Elizabeth Martinez (Peace & Freedom) 425 (0.8%);
1980	S3	59%	Alan Cranston* (D)	24,373	49.0%	Paul Gann (R)	20,950	42.1%	4,429 [+]	8.9%	49,752	5	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: David Bergland (Libertarian) 1,682 (3.4%); David Wald (Peace & Freedom) 1,449 (2.9%); James Griffin (American Independent) 1,298 (2.6%);

1978	G	54%	Jerry Brown* (D)	20,384	51.1%	Evelle Younger (R)	15,563	39.0%	3,931 [+]	9.9%	39,878	3	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Ed Clark (I) 3,342 (8.4%); Theresa Dietrich (American Independent) 321 (0.8%); Marilyn Seals (Peace & Freedom) 268 (0.7%);
1976	S1	60%	Sam Hayakawa (R)	20,829	51.5%	John Tunney* (D)	18,314	45.3%	1,329 [+]	3.3%	40,472	1	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: David Wald (Peace & Freedom) 743 (1.8%); Jack McCoy (American Independent) 454 (1.1%); Omari Musa (I) 132 (0.3%);
1974	S3	49%	Alan Cranston* (D)	18,700	60.8%	Bill Richardson (R)	10,761	35.0%	1,285 [+]	4.2%	30,746	-1	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Jack McCoy (American Independent) 1,285 (4.2%); Gayle Justice (Peace & Freedom) 0 (0.0%);
1974	G	50%	Jerry Brown (D)	15,744	50.5%	Houston Flournoy (R)	14,510	46.5%	924 [+]	3.0%	31,178	-1	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edmon Kaiser (American Independent) 924 (3.0%); Elizabeth Keathley (Peace & Freedom) 0 (0.0%);
1970	S1	58%	John Tunney (D)	16,171	57.7%	George Murphy* (R)	11,309	40.4%	541 [+]	1.9%	28,021	-4	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Charles Ripley (American Independent) 541 (1.9%); Robert Scheer (Peace & Freedom) 0 (0.0%);
1970	G	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	13,886	49.4%	Jess Unruh (D)	13,751	48.9%	491 [+]	1.7%	28,128	-3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: William Shearer (American Independent) 342 (1.2%); Ricardo Romo (Peace & Freedom) 149 (0.5%);

1968	S3	64%	Alan Cranston (D)	16,631	57.2%	Max Rafferty (R)	12,158	41.8%	301 [+]	1.0%	29,090	-5	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Paul Jacobs (Peace & Freedom) 301 (1.0%);
1966	G	63%	Ronald Reagan (R)	14,664	54.5%	Pat Brown* (D)	12,187	45.3%	32 [+]	0.1%	26,883	-3	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Other (Write-in) 32 (0.1%);
1964	S1	69%	Pierre Salinger* (D)	15,265	55.2%	George Murphy (R)	12,359	44.7%	6 [+]	0.0%	27,630	-7	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.0%);
1962	S3	58%	Thomas Kuchel* (R)	13,501	61.6%	Richard Richards (D)	8,425	38.4%	0	0.0%	21,926	5	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Howard Jarvis (I) 0 (0.0%); Linus Paulding (I) 0 (0.0%);
1962	G	60%	Pat Brown* (D)	13,592	60.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	8,677	38.3%	390 [+]	1.7%	22,659	-9	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Robert Wyckoff (Prohibition) 390 (1.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Placer County, CA

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2022 Census data
White:	285,597	68.36%	7.7%
Black:	8,009	1.92%	80.9%
Indian:	2,217	0.53%	6.6%
Asian:	40,065	9.59%	93.9%
2+ races:	17,158	4.11%	61.0%
Hispanic:	64,726	15.49%	44.8%

Total non-White:	132,175	31.64%	59.0%

Change in White population:	20,303	5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	49,037	14.1

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	CA03	Kevin Kiley (R)	103,252	56.6%	Kermit Jones (D)	79,058	43.4%	0	0.0%	182,310
County Total for 2022-11-08:										182,310

2020-11-03	CA01	Doug LaMalfa* (R)	16,830	60.3%	Audrey Denney (D)	11,092	39.7%	0	0.0%	27,922
2020-11-03	CA04	Tom McClintock* (R)	109,379	54.1%	Brynne Kennedy (D)	92,678	45.9%	0	0.0%	202,057
County Total for 2020-11-03:										229,979

2018-11-06	CA01	Doug LaMalfa* (R)	13,414	59.1%	Audrey Denney (D)	9,281	40.9%	0	0.0%	22,695
2018-11-06	CA04	Tom McClintock* (R)	80,003	52.6%	Jessica Morse (D)	71,978	47.4%	0	0.0%	151,981
County Total for 2018-11-06:										174,676

2016-11-08	CA01	Doug LaMalfa* (R)	14,744	63.1%	Jim Reed (D)	8,622	36.9%	0	0.0%	23,366
2016-11-08	CA04	Tom McClintock* (R)	96,970	62.3%	Robert Derlet (D)	58,648	37.7%	0	0.0%	155,618
County Total for 2016-11-08:										178,984

2014-11-04	CA01	Doug LaMalfa* (R)	10,599	65.9%	Heidi Hall (D)	5,487	34.1%	0	0.0%	16,086
2014-11-04	CA04	Tom McClintock* (R)	50,203	56.5%	Art Moore (R)	38,595	43.5%	0	0.0%	88,798
County Total for 2014-11-04:										104,884

2012-11-06	CA01	Doug LaMalfa (R)	13,691	63.1%	Jim Reed (D)	8,017	36.9%	0	0.0%	21,708
2012-11-06	CA04	Tom McClintock* (R)	86,151	61.2%	Jack Uppal (D)	54,601	38.8%	0	0.0%	140,752
County Total for 2012-11-06:										162,460

2010-11-02	CA04	Tom McClintock* (R)	85,910	62.8%	Clint Curtis (D)	42,632	31.2%	8,308	6.1%	136,850
County Total for 2010-11-02:										136,850

2008-11-04	CA04	Tom McClintock (R)	85,358	51.0%	Charlie Brown (D)	81,850	49.0%	0	0.0%	167,208
County Total for 2008-11-04:										167,208

2006-11-07	CA04	John Doolittle* (R)	59,530	49.0%	Charlie Brown (D)	56,175	46.3%	5,704	4.7%	121,409
County Total for 2006-11-07:										121,409

2004-11-02	CA04	John Doolittle* (R)	97,518	66.6%	David Winters (D)	48,969	33.4%	0	0.0%	146,487
County Total for 2004-11-02:										146,487

2002-11-05	CA04	John Doolittle* (R)	61,823	65.3%	Mark Norberg (D)	29,772	31.4%	3,097	3.3%	94,692
County Total for 2002-11-05:										94,692

2000-11-07	CA04	John Doolittle* (R)	70,568	63.2%	Mark Norberg (D)	35,167	31.5%	5,848	5.2%	111,583
County Total for 2000-11-07:										111,583

1998-11-03	CA04	John Doolittle* (R)	52,574	62.7%	David Shapiro (D)	28,632	34.1%	2,656	3.2%	83,862
County Total for 1998-11-03:										83,862

1996-11-05	CA04	John Doolittle* (R)	55,677	60.3%	Katie Hirning (D)	33,805	36.6%	2,922	3.2%	92,404
County Total for 1996-11-05:										92,404

1994-11-08	CA04	John Doolittle* (R)	46,053	61.0%	Katie Hirning (D)	26,532	35.1%	2,924	3.9%	75,509
County Total for 1994-11-08:										75,509

1992-11-03	CA04	John Doolittle* (R)	44,223	49.8%	Patricia Malberg (D)	40,649	45.8%	3,915	4.4%	88,787
County Total for 1992-11-03:										88,787

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2022	279,016	112,111	40.2%	88,405	31.7%	78,500	28.1%	Rep +23,706	Rep +8.5%	86%
2020	270,599	112,511	41.6%	82,925	30.6%	75,163	27.8%	Rep +29,586	Rep +10.9%	84%
2018	234,732	97,895	41.7%	66,303	28.2%	70,534	30.0%	Rep +31,592	Rep +13.5%	75%
2016	226,249	100,880	44.6%	64,795	28.6%	60,574	26.8%	Rep +36,085	Rep +15.9%	75%
2014	200,422	92,447	46.1%	55,115	27.5%	52,860	26.4%	Rep +37,332	Rep +18.6%	70%
2012	208,604	98,571	47.3%	58,550	28.1%	51,483	24.7%	Rep +40,021	Rep +19.2%	76%
2010	202,876	97,840	48.2%	58,609	28.9%	46,427	22.9%	Rep +39,231	Rep +19.3%	77%
2008	198,963	96,965	48.7%	59,076	29.7%	42,922	21.6%	Rep +37,889	Rep +19.0%	80%
2006	177,539	91,305	51.4%	50,897	28.7%	35,337	19.9%	Rep +40,408	Rep +22.8%	77%
2004	183,202	94,955	51.8%	53,049	29.0%	35,198	19.2%	Rep +41,906	Rep +22.9%	85%
2002	151,323	78,233	51.7%	46,255	30.6%	26,835	17.7%	Rep +31,978	Rep +21.1%	76%
2000	145,509	71,422	49.1%	47,901	32.9%	26,186	18.0%	Rep +23,521	Rep +16.2%	80%
1998	132,191	64,271	48.6%	46,268	35.0%	21,652	16.4%	Rep +18,003	Rep +13.6%	77%
1996	130,387	63,977	49.1%	46,949	36.0%	19,461	14.9%	Rep +17,028	Rep +13.1%	81%
1994	114,498	55,137	48.2%	44,734	39.1%	14,627	12.8%	Rep +10,403	Rep +9.1%	76%
1992	113,122	52,430	46.3%	46,176	40.8%	14,516	12.8%	Rep +6,254	Rep +5.5%	82%
1990	95,783	44,499	46.5%	41,416	43.2%	9,868	10.3%	Rep +3,083	Rep +3.2%	75%
1986	82,481	33,710	40.9%	39,789	48.2%	8,982	10.9%	Dem +6,079	Dem +7.4%	75%

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