Diane Watson
Diane Watson ran in 9 elections between 1978 and 2008, winning 9. Served in the California State Senate (District 30, District 28 and District 26) and the U.S. House (CA-33).
- Elections
- 9
- 1978–2008
- Won
- 9
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Watson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Watson has run
Margin: how far Watson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. House, CA-33 | General | Won | David C. Crowley II (R) | 87.6% | D+75.1 | $233.8K |
| 2006 | U.S. House, CA-33 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | $182K |
| 2004 | U.S. House, CA-33 | General | Won | Robert G. Weber Jr. (L) | 88.6% | D+77.2 | $261.2K |
| 2002 | U.S. House, CA-33 | General | Won | Andrew Kim (R), Charles Tate (L) | 82.5% | D+68.5 | $1.5M |
| 1994 | California State Senate, District 26 | General | Won | Joe Piechowski (R), Bob Weber (L), Yassin A. Saededdin (PF) | 82.9% | D+69.3 | — |
| 1990 | California State Senate, District 28 | General | Won | Ivan W. Kasimoff (PF) | 85.2% | D+70.4 | — |
| 1986 | California State Senate, District 28 | General | Won | Armand M. Vaquer (R) | 78.6% | D+57.1 | — |
| 1982 | California State Senate, District 28 | General | Won | Oscar Wright (R) | 74.6% | D+49.2 | — |
| 1978 | California State Senate, District 30 | General | Won | Robert L. Moody (R) | 68.9% | D+37.8 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Watson has held
- U.S. House, CA-33 · 2003–2010
- California State Senate, District 26 · 1995–1998
- California State Senate, District 28 · 1983–1994
- California State Senate, District 30 · 1979–1982
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Watson has run against
- David C. Crowley II (R) · 2008 election, won
- Robert G. Weber Jr. (L) · 2004 election, won
- Andrew Kim (R) · 2002 election, won
- Joe Piechowski (R) · 1994 election, won
- Ivan W. Kasimoff (PF) · 1990 election, won
- Armand M. Vaquer (R) · 1986 election, won
- Oscar Wright (R) · 1982 election, won
- Robert L. Moody (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)