Jerry McNerney
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-02-2004 | Democratic | CD-11 | 103587 | Loss |
| 11-07-2006 | Democratic | CD-11 | 109868 | Win |
| 11-04-2008 | Democratic | CD-11 | 164500 | Win |
| 11-02-2010 | Democratic | CD-11 | 115361 | Win |
| 11-06-2012 | Democratic | CD-09 | 118373 | Win |
| 11-04-2014 | Democratic | CD-09 | 63475 | Win |
| 11-08-2016 | Democratic | CD-09 | 133163 | Win |
| 11-06-2018 | Democratic | CD-09 | 113414 | Win |
| 11-03-2020 | Democratic | CD-09 | 174252 | Win |
| 11-05-2024 | Democratic | SD-05 | 189668 | Win |
| Website: | sd05.senate.ca.gov |
Candidate Biography:
Gerald M. McNerney
Born: June 18, 1951 in Alburquerque, New Mexico
Married: Mary
Children: Michael*, Windy, and Greg
2008: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
2016: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
- McNerney qualified for the 2004 General Election ballot as a write-in during the Primary.
- MINORITY VICTORY: In the 2010 General Election, McNerney became the last Congressional candidate in California to win with less than 50% of the votes cast in that contest (he was elected with 48.0%). The Final Minority Victors were: Kamala Harris (statewide), Jerry McNerney (Congress), Jeff Denham (State Senate), and Richard Pan (Assembly).
- CLOSE CONTEST: The 2010 race was particularly close (with McNerney winning by ~2,500 votes or 1%). McNerney declared victory on November 10th.
- Michael McNerney was a 2008 Presidential Elector from California.
- Primary Shuffle: In one of the more difficult to track political ballets in modern history, the. In the earliest part of the 2024 primary campaign, Assemblyman Carlos Villiapudua created a campaign account to run for reelection to the State Assembly and his wife Edith filed to run for a vacant State Senate. Villapudua's appeared to be uncontested, while Edith's campaign for State Senate drew a challenge from Rhodesia Ransom (the district director for a local member of Congress). With the deadline of December 8th approaching, at 4:28 pm on December 7th, Carlos announced that he would instead be running for the State Senate (and his wife running for his vacant Assembly seat). At 3:04 pm on December 8th, Rob Pyers of the California Target Book announced that former Congressman Jerry McNerney was joining Carlos in the State Senate campaign.
Source: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001166