Political Highlights: Calif. Assembly, 1974-78; U.S. House of Representatives, 1979-2007 Born: December 6, 1941; Wallace, Idaho Residence: Bakersfield Religion: Baptist Family: Wife, Sharon Thomas; two children Education: Santa Ana Community College, A.A. 1961; San Francisco State U., B.A. 1963; San Francisco State U., M.A. 1965
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
1978 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Bob Sogge (D)
Votes
85,663 58,900
%
59.0% 41.0%
1980 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Mary Timmermans (D)
Votes
126,046 51,415
%
71.0% 29.0%
1982 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Robert Bethea (D)
Votes
123,312 57,769
%
68.0% 32.0%
1984 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Mike LeSage (D)
Votes
151,732 62,307
%
70.9% 29.1%
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Jules Moquin (D)
Votes
129,989 49,027
%
72.6% 27.4%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Lita Reid (D)
Votes
162,779 62,037
%
71.1% 27.1%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Michael Thomas (D) William Dilbeck (LIBERT) Lita Reid
Votes
112,962 65,101 10,555 307
%
59.8% 34.5% 5.6% 0.2%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Deborah Vollmer (D) Mike Hodges
Votes
127,758 68,058 149
%
65.2% 34.7% 0.1%
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) John Evans (D) Mike Hodges (LIBERT) Deborah Vollmer (D)
Votes
116,874 47,517 6,899 339
%
68.1% 27.7% 4.0% 0.2%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Deborah Vollmer (D) John Evans (REF) Jane Bialosky (NL) Mike Hodges (LIBERT) Karen Gentry
Votes
125,916 50,694 8,113 3,380 3,049 172
%
65.8% 26.5% 4.2% 1.8% 1.6% 0.1%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) John Evans (REF)
Votes
115,989 30,994
%
78.9% 21.1%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Pedro Martinez (D) James Manion (LIBERT)
Votes
142,539 49,318 7,243
%
71.6% 24.8% 3.6%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Bill Thomas (R) Jaime Corvera (D) Frank Coates (LIBERT)
