Electoral history of Grace Napolitano

Grace Napolitano is an American politician from California who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2025. She previously served in the California State Assembly and the Norwalk City Council. Napolitano is a member of the Democratic Party, and she primarily served Los Angeles County in both the California State Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives.

California State Assembly

1992 California State Assembly 58th district election[1][2]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano 13,921 42.1
Democratic Armando Duron 10,487 31.7
Democratic Rick D. Sanchez 3,462 10.5
Democratic Raul Pardo 2,829 8.6
Democratic Albert "Al" Perez, Jr. 2,347 7.1
Total votes 33,046 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano 62,426 64.2
Republican Ken Gow 27,352 28.1
Libertarian John P. McCready 7,459 7.7
Total votes 97,237 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
1994 California State Assembly 58th district election[3][4]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 19,048 100.0
Total votes 19,048 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 45,078 59.3
Republican James "Brett" Marymee 25,547 33.6
Libertarian John P. McCready 5,394 7.1
Total votes 76,019 100.0
Democratic hold
1996 California State Assembly 58th district election[5][6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 22,268 100.0
Total votes 22,268 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 54,710 61.3
Republican Albert J. Nunez 27,678 31.0
Libertarian John P. McCready 6,900 7.7
Total votes 89,288 100.0
Democratic hold

U.S. House of Representatives

34th district

1998 California's 34th congressional district election[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano 30,134 50.5
Democratic James M. Casso 29,516 49.5
Total votes 59,650 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano 76,471 67.6
Republican Ed Perez 32,321 28.6
Libertarian Jason Heath 2,195 1.9
American Independent Walter Scott 2,088 1.8
Total votes 113,075 100.0
Democratic hold
2000 California's 34th congressional district election[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 68,631 100.0
Total votes 68,631 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 105,980 71.3
Republican Robert Arthur Canales 33,445 22.5
Natural Law Julia F. Simon 9,262 6.2
Republican John W. Brantuk (write-in) 36 0.0
Total votes 148,723 100.0
Democratic hold

38th district

2002 California's 38th congressional district election[11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 21,815 65.0
Democratic Gregory Salcido 11,755 35.0
Total votes 33,570 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 62,600 71.1
Republican Alex A. Burrola 23,126 26.3
Libertarian Al Cuperus 2,301 2.6
Total votes 88,027 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
2004 California's 38th congressional district election[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 26,632 79.0
Democratic Michael J. Manzo 7,122 21.0
Total votes 33,754 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 116,851 100.0
Total votes 116,851 100.0
Democratic hold
2006 California's 38th congressional district election[15][16]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 31,123 100.0
Total votes 31,123 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 75,181 75.3
Republican Sidney Street 24,620 24.7
Total votes 99,801 100.0
Democratic hold
2008 California's 38th congressional district election[17][18]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 16,140 100.0
Total votes 16,140 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 130,211 81.7
Libertarian Christopher Agrella 29,113 18.3
Total votes 159,324 100.0
Democratic hold
2010 California's 38th congressional district election[19][20]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 22,447 100.0
Total votes 22,447 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 85,459 73.5
Republican Robert Vaughn 30,883 26.5
Total votes 116,342 100.0
Democratic hold

32nd district

2012 California's 32nd congressional district election[21][22]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 24,094 46.1
Republican David Miller 21,843 41.8
Democratic G. Bill Gonzalez 6,322 12.1
Total votes 52,259 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 124,903 65.7
Republican David Miller 65,208 34.3
Total votes 190,111 100.0
Democratic hold
2014 California's 32nd congressional district election[23][24]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 24,639 60.0
Republican Arturo Enrique Alas 16,459 40.0
Total votes 41,098 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 50,353 59.7
Republican Arturo Enrique Alas 34,053 40.3
Total votes 84,406 100.0
Democratic hold
2016 California's 32nd congressional district election[25][26]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 54,987 51.4
Democratic Roger Hernández 26,386 24.7
Republican Gordon E. Fisher 25,594 23.9
Total votes 106,967 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 114,926 61.6
Democratic Roger Hernández 71,720 38.4
Total votes 186,646 100.0
Democratic hold
2018 California's 32nd congressional district election[27][28]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 56,674 99.9
Republican Joshua M. Scott (write-in) 42 0.1
Democratic Ricardo De La Fuente (write-in) 1 0.0
Total votes 56,717 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 121,759 68.8
Republican Joshua M. Scott 55,272 31.2
Total votes 177,031 100.0
Democratic hold
2020 California's 32nd congressional district election[29][30]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 60,011 51.7
Republican Joshua M. Scott 32,707 28.2
Democratic Emanuel Gonzales 14,475 12.5
Democratic Meshal "Kash" Kashifalghita 8,958 7.7
Total votes 116,151 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 172,942 66.6
Republican Joshua M. Scott 86,818 33.4
Total votes 259,760 100.0
Democratic hold

31st district

2022 California's 31st congressional district election[31][32]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 49,415 55.5
Republican Daniel Bocic Martinez 32,721 36.7
Democratic Rocco Anthony De Luca 6,948 7.8
No party preference Erskine Levi (write-in) 17 0.0
Total votes 89,101 100.0
General election
Democratic Grace Napolitano (incumbent) 91,472 59.5
Republican Daniel Bocic Martinez 62,153 40.5
Total votes 153,625 100.0
Democratic hold

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