District: California - 49th District Political Highlights: sought Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, 1998 Born: November 1, 1953; Cleveland, Ohio Residence: Vista Religion: Antioch Orthodox Christian Church Family: Wife, Kathy Issa; one child Education: Kent State U., A.A. 1976; Siena Heights College, B.A. 1976 Elected: 2000 Committee Assignments: Foreign Affairs (Middle East & North Africa; Terrorism, Nonproliferation & Trade); Judiciary (Courts, Intellectual Property & the Internet - Chairman; Regulatory Reform, Commercial & Antitrust Law); Oversight & Government Reform (Health Care, Benefits & Administrative Rules; Information Technology) Social Media:
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District Rating: Leans Democratic House Seniority: 35th ranked House Republican Twitter: 300,639 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
1998 Election Results
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Darrell Issa (R) Peter Kouvelis (D) Eddie Rose (REF) Sharon Miles (NL) Joe Cobb (LIBERT)
Votes
160,627 74,073 11,240 8,269 7,269
%
61.4% 28.3% 4.3% 3.2% 2.8%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Darrell Issa (R) Karl Dietrich (LIBERT) Mike Byron
Votes
94,594 26,891 1,012
%
77.2% 22.0% 0.8%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Darrell Issa (R) Mike Byron (D) Lars Grossman (LIBERT)
Votes
141,658 79,057 5,751
%
62.6% 34.9% 2.5%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Darrell Issa (R) Jeeni Criscenzo (D) Lars Grossmith (LIBERT)
Votes
98,831 52,227 4,952
%
63.3% 33.4% 3.2%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Darrell Issa (R) Robert Hamilton (D) Lars Grossmith (LIBERT)
Votes
140,300 90,138 10,232
%
58.3% 37.5% 4.3%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Darrell Issa (R) Howard Katz (D) Dion Clark (AMI) Mike Paster (LIBERT)
