Tom McClintock is an American politician currently serving in the United States House of Representatives since 2009. McClintock served California's 4th congressional district from 2009 to 2023, and the 5th congressional district since 2023.[1] Before his election to the House of Representatives, McClintock served in both chambers of the California State Legislature. He served in the California State Assembly from 1982 to 1992, and again from 1996 to 2000. He also served in the California State Senate from 2000 to 2008.[2] Throughout McClintock's political career, he made several unsuccessful runs for various statewide offices in California, including Controller, Governor, and Lieutenant Governor.
California State Assembly
1996 California State Assembly 38th district election[9][10]
| Primary election
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock
|
13,999
|
38.2
|
|
|
Republican
|
Ross Hopkins
|
7,425
|
20.3
|
|
|
Republican
|
Bob Larkin
|
4,774
|
13.0
|
|
|
Republican
|
Robert C. Hamlin
|
4,066
|
11.1
|
|
|
Republican
|
Stephen R. Frank
|
3,308
|
9.0
|
|
|
Republican
|
Peggy Freeman
|
3,093
|
8.4
|
| Total votes
|
36,665
|
100.0
|
| General election
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock
|
71,597
|
55.5
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Jon M. Lauritzen
|
51,274
|
39.8
|
|
|
Natural Law
|
Virginia F. Neuman
|
6,021
|
4.7
|
| Total votes
|
128,892
|
100.0
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
California State Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
1992 California's 24th congressional district election[16][17]
| Primary election
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock
|
20,163
|
34.5
|
|
|
Republican
|
Sang R. Korman
|
13,884
|
23.7
|
|
|
Republican
|
Bill Spillane
|
10,679
|
18.2
|
|
|
Republican
|
Jim Salomon
|
4,382
|
7.5
|
|
|
Republican
|
Rob Meyer
|
2,889
|
4.9
|
|
|
Republican
|
Stephen M. Weiss
|
2,238
|
3.8
|
|
|
Republican
|
Nicholas T. Hariton
|
1,805
|
3.1
|
|
|
Republican
|
Robert Colaco
|
1,582
|
2.7
|
|
|
Republican
|
Harry Wachtel
|
902
|
1.5
|
| Total votes
|
58,524
|
100.0
|
| General election
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Anthony Beilenson
|
141,742
|
55.5
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock
|
99,835
|
39.1
|
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
John Paul Lindblad
|
13,690
|
5.4
|
| Total votes
|
255,267
|
100.0
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2018 California's 4th congressional district election[28][29]
| Primary election
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock (incumbent)
|
109,679
|
51.8
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Jessica Morse
|
42,942
|
20.3
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Regina Bateson
|
26,303
|
12.4
|
|
|
Republican
|
Mitchell White
|
14,433
|
6.8
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Roza Calderon
|
13,621
|
6.4
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Robert Lawton
|
4,593
|
2.2
|
| Total votes
|
211,571
|
100.0
|
| General election
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock (incumbent)
|
184,401
|
54.1
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Jessica Morse
|
156,253
|
45.9
|
| Total votes
|
340,654
|
100.0
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2020 California's 4th congressional district election[30][31]
| Primary election
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock (incumbent)
|
141,244
|
50.7
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Brynne S. Kennedy
|
110,771
|
39.8
|
|
|
Republican
|
Julianne Benzel
|
12,138
|
4.4
|
|
|
No party preference
|
Robert Lawton
|
4,848
|
1.7
|
|
|
Republican
|
Jamie Byers
|
4,822
|
1.7
|
|
|
Republican
|
Jacob Thomas
|
4,527
|
1.6
|
| Total votes
|
278,350
|
100.0
|
| General election
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock (incumbent)
|
247,291
|
55.9
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Brynne S. Kennedy
|
194,731
|
44.1
|
| Total votes
|
442,022
|
100.0
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2022 California's 5th congressional district election[32][33]
| Primary election
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock (incumbent)
|
87,010
|
45.5
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Michael J. "Mike" Barkley
|
64,285
|
33.6
|
|
|
Republican
|
Nathan F. Magsig
|
25,299
|
13.2
|
|
|
No party preference
|
Steve Wozniak
|
6,045
|
3.2
|
|
|
Republican
|
David Main
|
5,927
|
3.1
|
|
|
Republican
|
Kelsten Charles Obert
|
2,864
|
1.5
|
| Total votes
|
191,430
|
100.0
|
| General election
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock (incumbent)
|
173,524
|
61.3
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Michael J. "Mike" Barkley
|
109,506
|
38.7
|
| Total votes
|
283,030
|
100.0
|
|
|
Republican gain from Democratic
|
California Statewide Offices
1994 California State Controller election[36][37]
| Primary election
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock
|
1,112,435
|
70.8
|
|
|
Republican
|
John Morris
|
717,681
|
39.2
|
| Total votes
|
1,830,116
|
100.0
|
| General election
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Kathleen Connell
|
3,983,053
|
48.3
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock
|
3,796,387
|
46.1
|
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
Elizabeth Nakano
|
182,836
|
2.2
|
|
|
American Independent
|
Nathan E. Johnson
|
152,356
|
1.8
|
|
|
Libertarian
|
Cullene Marie Lang
|
128,378
|
1.6
|
| Total votes
|
8,243,010
|
100.0
|
|
|
Democratic hold
|
2002 California State Controller election[38][39]
| Primary election
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock
|
948,539
|
45.7
|
|
|
Republican
|
Dean Andal
|
736,317
|
35.5
|
|
|
Republican
|
W. Snow Hume
|
194,883
|
9.4
|
|
|
Republican
|
Nancy Beecham
|
194,583
|
9.4
|
| Total votes
|
2,074,322
|
100.0
|
| General election
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Steve Westly
|
3,289,839
|
45.3
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock
|
3,273,028
|
45.1
|
|
|
Green
|
Laura Wells
|
419,873
|
5.8
|
|
|
Natural Law
|
J. Carlos Aguirre
|
179,999
|
2.5
|
|
|
American Independent
|
Ernest F. Vance
|
96,019
|
1.3
|
| Total votes
|
7,258,758
|
100.0
|
|
|
Democratic hold
|
2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election[41][42]
| Primary election
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock
|
1,760,667
|
93.8
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tony Farmer
|
117,335
|
6.2
|
| Total votes
|
1,878,002
|
100.0
|
| General election
|
|
|
Democratic
|
John Garamendi
|
4,189,584
|
49.1
|
|
|
Republican
|
Tom McClintock
|
3,845,858
|
45.1
|
|
|
Green
|
Donna Warren
|
239,107
|
2.8
|
|
|
Libertarian
|
Lynnette Shaw
|
142,851
|
1.7
|
|
|
American Independent
|
Jim King
|
68,446
|
0.8
|
|
|
Peace and Freedom
|
Stewart Alexander
|
43,319
|
0.5
|
| Total votes
|
8,529,165
|
100.0
|
|
|
Democratic hold
|
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