A special election was held on June 5, 2001, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 32nd congressional district to replace Julian Dixon , who died on December 8, 2000, of a heart attack .
A special open primary election was held on June 1, 2001, of which Democratic Ambassador Diane Watson won nearly a third of the vote in a field of sixteen candidates. She handily defeated her main challenger, Republican Noel Hentschel, in the general election. Watson was redistricted to 33rd district for the 2002 election , in which she was re-elected.
Background
Located mainly in the Culver City area of Los Angeles County , the 32nd district was considered a Democratic stronghold. It voted strongly Democratic in the past few presidential elections , giving Al Gore a lead of 70 percentage points over George W. Bush in the 2000 election .
Julian Dixon was first elected in the 1978 election to represent the 28th district . He never faced serious competition during his tenure, and would serve eleven terms. Before starting his twelfth term, of which he was elected to with 83.5% of the vote, he died in Los Angeles of a heart attack .
Candidates
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Green Party
Donna J. Warren, human rights activist Reform Party
Endorsements
Tad Daley (D)
Noel Hentschel (R)
Results
Primary
Special election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Diane Watson 29,524
32.87
Democratic
Kevin Murray
23,697
26.38
Democratic
Nate Holden
15,005
16.70
Republican Noel Hentschel
4,806
5.35
Democratic
Leo Terrell
4,387
4.88
Democratic
Philip A. Lowe
2,742
3.05
Republican
Mike Schaefer
2,315
2.58
Democratic
Tad Daley
1,407
1.57
Green Donna J. Warren
1,167
1.30
Democratic
Jules Bagneris
1,145
1.28
Republican
Mike Cyrus
982
1.09
Democratic
Kirsten W. Albrecht
768
0.86
Democratic
Wanda James
572
0.64
Democratic
Blair H. Taylor
558
0.62
Reform Ezola Foster 514
0.57
Democratic
Frank Evans III
244
0.27
Total votes
89,833
100.00
Turnout
3.51
General
References
Statement of Vote (2000 President)
Simon, Richard; Anderson, Nick (December 9, 2000). "Respected lawmaker Julian Dixon dies" . Los Angeles Times .
Tad Daley (April 13, 2001). "2001 Congressional Campaign: Platform" . Daley Planet .
^ Daley Planet
newsmeat.com
"CA District 32 - Special Election Race - Apr 10, 2001" . Our Campaigns . January 29, 2012.
See also
(2000 ← ) 2001 United States elections (→ 2002 ) U.S. House
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