CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Nancy Pelosi (D) | 181,847 | 84% |
| Adam Sparks (R) | 25,298 | 12% |
| Erik Bauman (LIBERT) | 5,645 | 3% |
| David Smithstein (NL) | 2,638 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 7, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Nancy Pelosi | 109,246 | 86% |
| | Libertarian |
| Erik Bauman | 3,575 | 3% |
| | Natural Law |
| David Smithstein | 1,389 | 1% |
| | Republican |
| Adam Sparks | 13,501 | 11% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
CALIFORNIA 8
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San Francisco
Since the Gold Rush in the mid-19th century, San Francisco has attracted
visitors, new residents and fortune-seekers from around the globe. "The
City," as its known to natives, is famous for its landmarks, food and a
diverse collection of neighborhoods, from the Italian and Hispanic centers
of North Beach and the Mission District to Chinatown.
More than 75 percent of the city's residents live within the 8th.
Redistricting in 1992 enlarged the district's share of the city by 50,000
people, while placing neighborhoods south of Golden Gate Park and west of
Twin Peaks into the adjacent 12th District.
The first city in California to elect an openly gay official (he and the
mayor were killed by a city supervisor in 1978, opening the way for current
Sen. Dianne Feinstein to become mayor), the 8th is safe Democratic
territory. A center for protest during the Vietnam War, the city also
forbade police from arresting illegal immigrants fleeing Central American
bloodshed in the 1980s, in opposition to federal immigration officials. More
recently, the city has helped fund the largest needle exchange program in
the nation and has voiced support for medical marijuana.
Major Industry
Tourism, financial services, health care
Population
573,192 (1990)
Cities
San Francisco (pt.), 573,192 (1990)
People
100% urban; 14% age 65+ (ranks fifth of 52 in state; top third nationally);
31% married couples, 12% married couples with children; 34% college educated
(ranks ninth of 52 in state; top third nationally); 67% white collar (ranks
15 of 52 in state; top third nationally), 16% blue collar (ranks 46 of 52 in
state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
52% white, 13% black, 28% Asian; 15% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$31,659 (ranks 33 of 52 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
San Francisco was home to the nation's only declared monarch, Norton I, who
named himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico in 1859;
Throughout his "reign," Norton issued various proclamations, including an
order that a bridge be constructed between San Francisco and Oakland - more
than 50 years before the actual construction of the Bay Bridge.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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