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Kevin McCarthy is a United States representative from California and the former speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Before entering electoral politics, he served on the staff of Congressman Bill Thomas and was chair of the Young Republican National Federation between 1999 and 2001.[1][2] He won his first election in 2000, being elected to represent Area 3 of the Kern Community College District Board of Trustees, and would later go on to be elected to the California State Assembly in 2002 and the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006.[1]

2000 Kern Community College District Board of Trustees Area 3 election

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In 2000, Kevin McCarthy was elected as one of two trustees for Area 3 in the Kern Community College District.[3]

2000 Kern Community College District Board of Trustees Area 3 election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kevin McCarthy 32,750 31.3
Nonpartisan Dennis L. Beebe 19,053 18.2
Nonpartisan Patrick O. Shaffer 17,436 16.7
Nonpartisan John D. Gibson 13,840 13.2
Nonpartisan Scott A. Tangeman 11,782 11.3
Nonpartisan Monty D. Embry 9,610 9.2

2002 California's 32nd State Assembly district election

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In the 2002 State Assembly election, McCarthy ran for the 32nd district.

2002 California's 32nd State Assembly district election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy 77,227 75.83
Democratic Michael A. Shea, III 24,613 24.17
Invalid or blank votes 32 0.03
Total votes 101,872 100.00
Republican hold

2004 California's 32nd State Assembly district election

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McCarthy ran for re-election in the 2004 State Assembly election.

2004 California's 32nd State Assembly district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 129,510 78.66
Democratic Marvin Armas 35,130 21.34
Total votes 164,640 100.00
Republican hold

2006 California's 22nd congressional district election

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In the 2006 United States House of Representatives elections, McCarthy ran for California's 22nd congressional district.

2006 California's 22nd congressional district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy 133,278 70.70
Democratic Sharon Beery 55,226 29.30
Total votes 188,504 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008 California's 22nd congressional district election

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McCarthy ran for his first re-election in the House of Representatives during the 2008 elections.

2008 California's 22nd congressional district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 224,549 100.00
Total votes 224,549 100.00
Turnout   61.56
Republican hold

2010 California's 22nd congressional district election

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During the 2010 elections, McCarthy was re-elected for a second time.

2010 California's 22nd congressional district election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 173,490 98.8
Independent John Uebersax (write-in) 2,173 1.2
Total votes 175,663 100.0
Republican hold

2012 California's 23rd congressional district election

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Ahead of the 2012 elections, McCarthy's district was renumbered as the 23rd. He was re-elected again.

2012 California's 23rd congressional district election[10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 71,109 72.2
No party preference Terry Phillips 17,018 17.3
Republican Eric Parker 10,414 10.6
Total votes 98,541 100.0
General election
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 158,161 73.2
No party preference Terry Phillips 57,842 26.8
Total votes 216,003 100.0
Republican hold

2014 California's 23rd congressional district election

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In the 2014 elections, McCarthy won re-election.

2014 California's 23rd congressional district election[11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 58,334 99.1
Democratic Raul Garcia (write-in) 313 0.5
Republican Mike Biglay (write-in) 157 0.3
No party preference Ronald L. Porter (write-in) 36 0.1
Libertarian Gail K. Lightfoot (write-in) 31 0.1
Green Noah Calugaru (write-in) 3 0.01
Total votes 58,871 100.0
General election
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 100,317 74.8
Democratic Raul Garcia 33,726 25.2
Total votes 134,043 100.0
Republican hold

2016 California's 23rd congressional district election

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In the 2016 elections, McCarthy won re-election.

2016 California's 23rd congressional district election[12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 76,166 55.5
Democratic Wendy Reed 37,696 27.4
Republican Ken Mettler 17,738 12.9
Republican Gerald Morris 5,734 4.2
Total votes 137,334 100.0
General election
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 167,116 69.2
Democratic Wendy Reed 74,468 30.8
Total votes 241,584 100.0
Republican hold

2018 California's 23rd congressional district election

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In the 2018 elections, McCarthy won re-election.

2018 California's 23rd congressional district election[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 81,633 68.8
Democratic Tatiana Matta 14,935 12.6
Democratic Wendy Reed 11,974 10.1
Democratic Mary Helen Barro 6,363 5.4
No party preference James Davis 2,076 1.7
Democratic Kurtis Wilson 1,691 1.4
Total votes 118,672 100.0
General election
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 131,113 63.7
Democratic Tatiana Matta 74,661 36.3
Total votes 205,774 100.0
Republican hold

2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

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In the 2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, McCarthy did not garner enough votes from members of the 116th Congress to become the next speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (CA 12) 220 51.17
Republican Kevin McCarthy (CA 23) 192 44.66
Republican Jim Jordan (OH 4) 5 1.16
Democratic Cheri Bustos (IL 17) 4 0.93
Democratic Tammy Duckworth 2 0.47
Democratic Stacey Abrams 1 0.23
Democratic Joe Biden 1 0.23
Democratic Marcia Fudge (OH 11) 1 0.23
Democratic Joe Kennedy III (MA 4) 1 0.23
Democratic John Lewis (GA 5) 1 0.23
Republican Thomas Massie (KY 4) 1 0.23
Democratic Stephanie Murphy (FL 7) 1 0.23
Total votes 430 100
Votes necessary 216 >50

2020 California's 23rd congressional district election

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In the 2020 elections, McCarthy won re-election.

2020 California's 23rd congressional district election[16][17]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 107,897 66.5
Democratic Kim Mangone 54,375 33.5
Total votes 162,272 100.0
General election
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 190,222 62.1
Democratic Kim Mangone 115,896 37.9
Total votes 306,118 100.0
Republican hold

2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

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In the 2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, McCarthy received 209 votes from members of the 117th Congress, though this was not enough to win the speakership.

2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) (CA 12) 216 50.59
Republican Kevin McCarthy (CA 23) 209 48.95
Democratic Hakeem Jeffries (NY 8) 1 0.23
Democratic Tammy Duckworth 1 0.23
Total votes 427 100
Votes necessary 214 >50

2022 California's 20th congressional district election

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Ahead of the 2022 elections, McCarthy's district was renumbered to the 20th. Nevertheless, he won re-election.

2022 California's 20th congressional district election[19][20]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 85,748 61.3
Democratic Marisa Wood 33,511 24.0
Democratic Ben Dewell 8,757 6.3
Republican James Davis 6,382 4.6
Republican James Macaulay 5,488 3.9
Total votes 139,886 100.0
General election
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 153,847 67.2
Democratic Marisa Wood 74,934 32.8
Total votes 228,781 100.0
Republican hold

2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

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In the 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, McCarthy prevailed on the fifteenth ballot, receiving 216 votes from members of the 118th Congress.

2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election[21]
January 3, 2023 – 1st ballot
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hakeem Jeffries (NY 8) 212 48.85
Republican Kevin McCarthy (CA 20) 203 46.78
Republican Andy Biggs (AZ 5) 10 2.30
Republican Jim Jordan (OH 4) 6 1.38
Republican Jim Banks (IN 3) 1 0.23
Republican Byron Donalds (FL 19) 1 0.23
Republican Lee Zeldin 1 0.23
Total votes: 434 100
Votes necessary: 218 >50
January 7, 2023 – 15th ballot
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (CA 20) 216 50.47
Democratic Hakeem Jeffries (NY 8) 212 49.53
Total votes: 428 100
Votes necessary: 215 >50

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Full Biography". Congressman Kevin McCarthy website. U.S. House of Representatives. December 3, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Cottle, Michelle (October 26, 2010). "McCarthyism". New Republic. Washington, D.C.: Chris Hughes. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Decision 2000". Los Angeles Times. November 9, 2000. p. A21. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Board Member; Kern Community College District; Trustee Area 3 Voter Information". SmartVoter.org. November 10, 2000. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "formatted_st_AD_all.xls" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-21.
  7. ^ "Congress" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-12-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Statement of Vote: November 4, 2008, General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Congressional Record" (PDF). congress.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "U.S. House of Representatives Results of All Districts". Secretary of State of California. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
  12. ^ "Primary Election - Statement of Vote, June 7, 2016" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "2018 California primary election results" (PDF). Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "2018 California general election results" (PDF). Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "165 Cong. Rec. H2–4 (2019)" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. January 3, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "Certified List of Statewide Candidates" (PDF). California Secretary of State. December 26, 2019.
  17. ^ "November 3, 2020, General Election – United States Representative" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  18. ^ Rogers, Alex; Fox, Lauren; Main, Alison (January 3, 2020). "Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker Sunday despite narrower majority". CNN. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  19. ^ "June 7, 2022, Primary Election United States Representative" (PDF). California Secretary of State Shirley Weber. 2022-06-25.
  20. ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 - United States Representative" (PDF). California Secretary of State. December 16, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  21. ^ McCartney, Allison; Parlapiano, Alicia; Wu, Ashley; Zhang, Christine; Williams, Josh; Cochrane, Emily; Murphy, John-Michael (January 6, 2023). "Vote Count: McCarthy Elected House Speaker After 15 Ballots". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2023.