A special election was held on June 6, 2017, to elect the member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 34th congressional district. A special open primary election was held on April 4, 2017.
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California's 34th congressional district | ||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 14.27% | |||||||||||||||
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Map key Gomez: 20–30% 60–70% Ahn: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Representative Xavier Becerra, nominated by Governor Jerry Brown to succeed Kamala Harris, was confirmed as Attorney General of California on January 23, 2017.[1] Harris, who was elected to the United States Senate to succeed Barbara Boxer, resigned as attorney general on January 3, 2017.[2]
Democrats Jimmy Gomez and Robert Lee Ahn advanced to the runoff.[3] Gomez defeated Ahn 59.22% to 40.78%.[4]
Upon the announcement of incumbent representative Xavier Becerra's selection as Attorney General of California, John Pérez, the former Speaker of the California State Assembly, announced his candidacy to succeed him in the House of Representatives.[2] He soon withdrew from the race, citing a recent health diagnosis.[5]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Wendy Carrillo (D) |
Jimmy Gomez (D) |
Sara Hernandez (D) |
William Rodriguez Morrison (R) |
Other / Undecided |
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FM3 Research (D-Hernandez) | February 11–14, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 5% | 20% | 9% | 5% | 61%[49] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jimmy Gomez | 10,728 | 25.5 | |
Democratic | Robert Lee Ahn | 9,415 | 22.2 | |
Democratic | Maria Cabildo | 4,259 | 10.1 | |
Democratic | Sara Hernandez | 2,358 | 5.6 | |
Democratic | Arturo Carmona | 2,205 | 5.2 | |
Democratic | Wendy Carrillo | 2,195 | 5.2 | |
Green | Kenneth Mejia | 1,964 | 4.6 | |
Democratic | Yolie Flores | 1,368 | 3.2 | |
Republican | William Morrison | 1,360 | 3.2 | |
Democratic | Tracy Van Houten | 1,042 | 2.5 | |
Democratic | Alejandra Campoverdi | 1,001 | 2.4 | |
Democratic | Vanessa Aramayo | 853 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Sandra Mendoza | 674 | 1.6 | |
Democratic | Steven Mac | 663 | 1.6 | |
Democratic | Raymond Meza | 509 | 1.2 | |
No party preference | Mark Edward Padilla | 427 | 1.0 | |
Democratic | Ricardo De La Fuente | 331 | 0.8 | |
Libertarian | Angela McArdle | 319 | 0.7 | |
Democratic | Adrienne Nicole Edwards | 182 | 0.4 | |
Democratic | Richard Joseph Sullivan | 155 | 0.4 | |
Democratic | Armando Sotomayor | 118 | 0.3 | |
Democratic | Tenaya Wallace | 103 | 0.2 | |
Democratic | Melissa "Sharkie" Garza | 79 | 0.2 | |
Democratic | Michelle Walker (write-in) | 0 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 42,308 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jimmy Gomez | 25,569 | 59.2 | N/A | |
Democratic | Robert Lee Ahn | 17,610 | 40.8 | N/A | |
Total votes | 43,179 | 100.0 | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |