Eshoo's congressional portrait
Anna Eshoo is an American politician who represented California in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2025. Before her tenure in Congress, Eshoo served as a member of the Democratic National Committee from 1980 to 1992.[1] She was also elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors from 1983 to 1992.[1] Eshoo initially unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House in 1988, later being elected in 1992. In 2023, Eshoo announced she would not seek reelection in 2024,[2] leading to the contentious 2024 election to fill her seat.[3]
U.S. House of Representatives
1988
1988 California's 12th congressional district election[4][5]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Anna Eshoo
|
30,963
|
43.1
|
|
Democratic
|
Jim Garrison
|
26,609
|
37.1
|
|
Democratic
|
Sylvia Simmons
|
6,354
|
8.8
|
|
Democratic
|
Gary Bond
|
3,970
|
5.5
|
|
Democratic
|
Ernest R. Macias
|
3,901
|
5.4
|
Total votes
|
71,797
|
100.0
|
General election
|
|
Republican
|
Tom Campbell
|
136,384
|
51.7
|
|
Democratic
|
Anna Eshoo
|
121,523
|
46.0
|
|
Libertarian
|
Tom Grey
|
6,023
|
2.3
|
Total votes
|
263,930
|
100.0
|
|
Republican hold
|
1992
1992 California's 14th congressional district election[6][7]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Anna Eshoo
|
32,001
|
40.5
|
|
Democratic
|
Ted Lempert
|
28,858
|
36.5
|
|
Democratic
|
Tom Nolan
|
11,574
|
14.6
|
|
Democratic
|
Thomas Roy Harney
|
1,800
|
2.3
|
|
Democratic
|
Gerry B. Andeen
|
1,655
|
2.1
|
|
Democratic
|
Robert Palmer
|
1,445
|
1.8
|
|
Democratic
|
Gary Bond
|
1,242
|
1.6
|
|
Democratic
|
John Yusken
|
530
|
0.7
|
Total votes
|
79,105
|
100.0
|
General election
|
|
Democratic
|
Anna Eshoo
|
146,873
|
56.7
|
|
Republican
|
Tom Huening
|
101,202
|
39.0
|
|
Libertarian
|
Chuck Olson
|
7,220
|
2.8
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
David Wald
|
3,912
|
1.5
|
|
No party
|
Sims (write-in)
|
12
|
0.01
|
|
No party
|
Maginnis (write-in)
|
3
|
0.003
|
Total votes
|
259,232
|
100.0
|
|
Democratic gain from Republican
|
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2022 California's 16th congressional district election[36][37]
Primary election
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Democratic
|
Anna Eshoo (incumbent)
|
81,100
|
47.9
|
|
Democratic
|
Rishi Kumar
|
26,438
|
15.6
|
|
Republican
|
Peter Ohtaki
|
21,354
|
12.6
|
|
Republican
|
Richard Fox
|
13,187
|
7.8
|
|
Democratic
|
Ajwang Rading
|
11,418
|
6.7
|
|
Democratic
|
Greg Tanaka
|
11,107
|
6.6
|
|
Republican
|
Benjamin Solomon
|
2,659
|
1.6
|
|
No party preference
|
John Fredrich
|
2,120
|
1.3
|
|
Democratic
|
Travis Odekirk (write-in)
|
2
|
0.0
|
Total votes
|
169,385
|
100.0
|
General election
|
|
Democratic
|
Anna Eshoo (incumbent)
|
139,235
|
57.8
|
|
Democratic
|
Rishi Kumar
|
101,772
|
42.2
|
Total votes
|
241,007
|
100.0
|
|
Democratic hold
|
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