Electoral history of Kevin McCarthy explained

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

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

2002 California's 32nd State Assembly district election

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

2004 California's 32nd State Assembly district election

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

2006 California's 22nd congressional district election

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

2008 California's 22nd congressional district election

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

2010 California's 22nd congressional district election

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

2012 California's 23rd congressional district election

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

2014 California's 23rd congressional district election

In the 2014 elections, McCarthy won re-election.

2016 California's 23rd congressional district election

In the 2016 elections, McCarthy won re-election.

2018 California's 23rd congressional district election

In the 2018 elections, McCarthy won re-election.

|- class="vcard"| style="background-color: #E81B23; width: 2px;" || class="org" style="width: 130px" | Republican| class="fn" | Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)| style="text-align:right;" | 81,633| style="text-align:right;" | 68.8|-|- class="vcard"| style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 2px;" || class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic| class="fn" | Tatiana Matta| style="text-align:right;" | 14,935| style="text-align:right;" | 12.6|-|- class="vcard"| style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 2px;" || class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic| class="fn" | Wendy Reed| style="text-align:right;" | 11,974| style="text-align:right;" | 10.1|-|- class="vcard"| style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 2px;" || class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic| class="fn" | Mary Helen Barro| style="text-align:right;" | 6,363| style="text-align:right;" | 5.4|-|- class="vcard"| style="background-color: #DDDDDD; width: 2px;" || class="org" style="width: 130px" | No party preference| class="fn" | James Davis| style="text-align:right;" | 2,076| style="text-align:right;" | 1.7|-|- class="vcard"| style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 2px;" || class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic| class="fn" | Kurtis Wilson| style="text-align:right;" | 1,691| style="text-align:right;" | 1.4|-|- class="vcard"| style="background-color: #E81B23; width: 5px;" || class="org" style="width: 130px" | Republican | class="fn" | Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) | style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | | style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | 63.7 |-|- class="vcard"| style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 2px;" || class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic| class="fn" | Tatiana Matta| style="text-align:right;" | 74,661| style="text-align:right;" | 36.3|-

2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

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.

2020 California's 23rd congressional district election

In the 2020 elections, McCarthy won re-election.

2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

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.

2022 California's 20th congressional district election

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

2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election

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^[4]
January 3, 20231st ballot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	212	48.85
		Kevin McCarthy	203	46.78
		Andy Biggs	10	2.30
		Jim Jordan	6	1.38
		Jim Banks	1	0.23
		Byron Donalds	1	0.23
		Lee Zeldin	1	0.23
Total votes:	434	100
Votes necessary:	218	>50
January 7, 202315th ballot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy	216	50.47
	Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	212	49.53
Total votes:	428	100
Votes necessary:	215	>50

Notes and References

Web site: Full Biography . Congressman Kevin McCarthy website . December 3, 2012 . U.S. House of Representatives . June 19, 2014.
News: Cottle . Michelle . October 26, 2010 . McCarthyism . New Republic . Washington, D.C. . . June 20, 2014.
News: November 9, 2000. Decision 2000. subscription. Los Angeles Times. A21. June 26, 2023. Newspapers.com.
News: Vote Count: McCarthy Elected House Speaker After 15 Ballots. Allison. McCartney. Alicia. Parlapiano. Ashley. Wu. Christine. Zhang. Josh. Williams. Emily. Cochrane. John-Michael. Murphy. January 6, 2023. The New York Times. February 10, 2023.