Jackie Speier wins California Congressional seat with over 75% of vote

Jackie Speier is heading back to Washington, but this time it will be as Congresswoman Speier and not as a congressional aide. Speier, a Democrat from Burlingame, was an aide to former Rep. Leo Ryan who was killed in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978. She is a Jonestown survivor who was shot five times and left for dead during the massacre.

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Speier will be representing California’s 12th Congressional district which includes parts of San Francisco and San Mateo counties. She won the five-way contest with nearly 78% of the 74,986 ballots cast in the special election to fill the seat vacated by the death of Tom Lantos in February. He closest competitor was Greg Conlon who received just over nine percent of the vote.

Speier was a member of the California State Senate as well as the Assembly and left both positions because of California’s term limits laws.

Congressional District 12 Total
Precicts Reporting 490 of 490 Registered Voters 335,479
Ballots Cast 74,986 Turnout 22.35%

San Mateo County
Precicts Reporting 383 of 383 Registered Voters 256,139
Ballots Cast 57,929 Turnout 22.62%