1987 California's 5th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 1987 California's 5th congressional district special election California by-election no 1986 United States House of Representatives elections#California 1986 April 7, 1987 (primary) June 2, 1987 (runoff) 1988 United States House of Representatives elections#California 1988 California's 5th congressional district x160px Nancy Pelosi Democratic Party (United States) 46,428 63.36% x120px Harriet Ross Republican Party (United States) 22,478 30.68% U.S. Representative Sala Burton Democratic Party (United States) Nancy Pelosi Democratic Party (United States) A special primary election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 5th congressional district was held on April 7, 1987, with a special general election held two months later on June 2. Incumbent Representative Sala Burton, who herself was elected during a special election following the death of her husband Phillip Burton, the previous incumbent, died on February 1, 1987, from colon cancer.Morain Dan Rep. Sala Burton, Who Replaced Husband in Congress, Dies at 61 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-02-mn-171-story.html Los Angeles Times January 19, 2021 February 7, 1987 Her death triggered a special election, leading to multiple people running to finish her term. No candidate received 50% in the primary, leading to a special general election won by former California Democratic Party chair and future Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Associated Press Democrat Elected in San Francisco The New York Times June 3, 1987 https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html February 17, 2017 February 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100209030954/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html live Candidates Fourteen candidates ran in the special primary. Democratic Party Nancy Pelosi, former chairwoman of the California Democratic Party and daughter of former Baltimore mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.It began in Baltimore: The life and times of Nancy Pelosi San Francisco Chronicle January 2, 2007 https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/It-began-in-Baltimore-The-life-and-times-of-2660281.php live https://web.archive.org/web/20110429202942/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F2007%2F01%2F02%2FMNG8QNBFNN1.DTL&type=politics April 29, 2011 January 20, 2019 Harry Britt, LGBT rights advocateThe Gay Revolution Faderman Lillian Simon & Schuster 2015 978-1-4516-9411-6 New York 371–72 and former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Gay is expected to make strong run for House seat San Jose Mercury News 1C February 10, 1987 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB72A7C26CA931F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM May 26, 2021 January 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210526071951/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB72A7C26CA931F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM dead Board of Supervisors: Past Supervisors City and County of San Francisco http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=26925 November 19, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081114004327/http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=26925 November 14, 2008 William Maher, San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Doris M. Ward, San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Carol Ruth Silver, gun rights advocate and San Francisco Board of Supervisors memberMiller, Johnny (January 20, 2010) "Top cop shoots down supe on guns." San Francisco Chronicle. (Retrieved June 3, 2015). Brian Lantz Republican Party Harriet Ross Kevin W. Wadsworth Tom Spinosa, World War II and Vietnam War veteran and San Francisco County Republican Party officialTom Spinosa Obituary (2008) https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sfgate/obituary.aspx?n=tom-spinosa&pid=119554527 Legacy.com San Francisco Chronicle January 19, 2021 October 31, 2008 Mike Garza Libertarian Party Sam Grove Peace and Freedom Party Theodore Zuur Independents Karen Edwards Catherine Renee Sedwick Special primary right|thumb|Primary results by neighborhood. #584CDE Pelosi #A5B0FF Pelosi—40–50% #BDD3FF Pelosi—30–40% #2CA02C Britt #37c837 Britt—60–70% #5FD35F Britt—50–60% #87de87 Britt—40–50% #AAE5AA Britt—30–40% The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on April 7, 1987. A candidate winning 50% of the vote would automatically fill the vacant seat. If no candidate won 50%, a special general election (essentially a runoff) would be triggered with the top candidates in each party advancing to it. 1987 California's 5th congressional district special electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=170290 Our Campaigns - CA District 5 - Special Election Race - Apr 07, 1987 OurCampaign July 12, 2020 January 19, 2021 Democratic Party (United States) Nancy Pelosi 38,927 36.12 Democratic Party (United States) Harry Britt 35,008 32.48 Democratic Party (United States) William Maher 15,355 14.25 Democratic Party (United States) Doris M. Ward 6,498 6.03 Republican Party (United States) Harriet Ross 3,016 2.8 Democratic Party (United States) Carol Ruth Silver 2,896 2.69 Republican Party (United States) Kevin W. Wadsworth 1,755 1.63 Republican Party (United States) Tom Spinosa 1,712 1.59 Republican Party (United States) Mike Garza 1,262 1.17 Independent (United States) Karen Edwards 447 0.42 Libertarian Party (United States) Sam Grove 408 0.38 Peace and Freedom Party Theodore Zurr 187 0.17 Independent (United States) Catherine Renee Sedwick 164 0.15 Democratic Party (United States) Brian Lantz 141 0.13 107,776 100.0 Special general election The special general election took place on June 2, 1987, with Nancy Pelosi gaining a majority of the vote and winning Sala Burton's seat. 1987 California's 5th congressional district special general electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=51044 Our Campaigns - CA District 5 - Special Runoff Race - Jun 02, 1987 OurCampaigns April 18, 2016 January 19, 2021 Democratic Party (United States) Nancy Pelosi 46,428 63.36 Republican Party (United States) Harriet Ross 22,478 30.68 Independent (United States) Karen Edwards 1,602 2.19 Peace and Freedom Party Theodore Zurr 1,105 1.51 Libertarian Party (United States) Sam Grove 1,007 1.37 Independent (United States) Catherine Renee Sedwick 659 0.9 73,279 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References California 1987 05 California 1987 05 1987 05 Special California 05 Special United States House of Representatives 05 Special California's 5th congressional district special election California's 5th congressional district special election