{{Short description|Elections and campaigns of Nancy Pelosi}}
{{Short description|Elections and campaigns of Nancy Pelosi}}
The '''electoral history of Nancy Pelosi''' spans more than three decades, from the mid-1980s to the present. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the [[United States]], [[Nancy Pelosi]] was first elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] in a [[1987 United States House of Representatives elections|1987 special election]] after the death of Congresswoman [[Sala Burton]] that February. In the Democratic [[Primary election|primary]], Pelosi defeated San Francisco Supervisor [[Harry Britt]], considered the more progressive candidate, with 36 percent of the vote to his 32 percent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/nancy-pelosi-ocasio-cortez-house-speaker/ |last=Nichols |first=John |title=If Nancy Pelosi Is the Most Progressive Candidate, She Should Be the Next Speaker |work=The Nation |date=November 20, 2018 |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref> In the subsequent runoff she defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Harriet Ross, her closest competitor, by more than a 2–1 margin.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Pelosi Wins Easily in S.F. Congress Race |date=June 3, 1987 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-06-03/news/mn-2741_1_longtime-democratic-party-activist |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
The '''electoral history of Nancy Pelosi''' spans more than three decades, from the mid-1980s to the present. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in the [[United States]], [[Nancy Pelosi]] was first elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] in a [[1987 United States House of Representatives elections|1987 special election]] after the death of Congresswoman [[Sala Burton]] that February. In the Democratic [[Primary election|primary]], Pelosi defeated San Francisco Supervisor [[Harry Britt]], considered the more progressive candidate, with 36 percent of the vote to his 32 percent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/nancy-pelosi-ocasio-cortez-house-speaker/ |last=Nichols |first=John |title=If Nancy Pelosi Is the Most Progressive Candidate, She Should Be the Next Speaker |work=The Nation |date=November 20, 2018 |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref> In the subsequent runoff, she defeated [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Harriet Ross, her closest competitor, by more than a 2–1 margin.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Pelosi Wins Easily in S.F. Congress Race |date=June 3, 1987 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-06-03/news/mn-2741_1_longtime-democratic-party-activist |accessdate=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
Now in her 18th two-year term, Pelosi has enjoyed overwhelming voter support throughout her congressional career. Since 2013 she has represented {{ushr|CA|12}}, which consists of four-fifths of the [[San Francisco|city and county of San Francisco]]. She initially represented the {{ushr|CA|5|c}} (1987–1993), and then, when district boundaries were [[redistricting|redrawn]] after the [[1990 United States Census|1990 Census]], the {{ushr|CA|8|c}} (1993–2013). She served as the [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House Democratic Party leader]] from 2003 to 2023, and sought election to the office of [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] every two years during that time, of which four campaigns were successful.
Now in her 18th two-year term, Pelosi has enjoyed overwhelming voter support throughout her congressional career. Since 2013 she has represented {{ushr|CA|12}}, which consists of four-fifths of the [[San Francisco|city and county of San Francisco]]. She initially represented the {{ushr|CA|5|c}} (1987–1993), and then, when district boundaries were [[redistricting|redrawn]] after the [[1990 United States Census|1990 Census]], the {{ushr|CA|8|c}} (1993–2013). She served as the [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House Democratic Party leader]] from 2003 to 2023, and sought election to the office of [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] every two years during that time, of which four campaigns were successful.
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Elections and campaigns of Nancy Pelosi
The electoral history of Nancy Pelosi spans more than three decades, from the mid-1980s to the present. A member of the Democratic Party in the United States, Nancy Pelosi was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a 1987 special election after the death of Congresswoman Sala Burton that February. In the Democratic primary, Pelosi defeated San Francisco Supervisor Harry Britt, considered the more progressive candidate, with 36 percent of the vote to his 32 percent.[1] In the subsequent runoff, she defeated Republican Harriet Ross, her closest competitor, by more than a 2–1 margin.[2]
