Editing Dana Rohrabacher (section)

===Elections===
Rohrabacher left the Reagan administration in 1988 to pursue [[Dan Lungren]]'s recently vacated House seat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Luther |first=Claudia |date=1988-06-02 |title=Rohrabacher Backer : Ollie North Arrives to Play Campaign Role |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-06-02-me-5496-story.html |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> With his friend [[Oliver North]]'s fundraising help,{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} Rohrabacher won the Republican primary with a plurality of 35%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=418202|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA District 42 – R Primary Race – Jun 07, 1988|access-date=June 22, 2015|archive-date=June 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622205754/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=418202|url-status=live}}</ref> He won the general election with 64% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38154|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA District 42 Race – Nov 08, 1988|access-date=June 22, 2015|archive-date=June 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622201914/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38154|url-status=live}}</ref> He twice experienced serious primary competition, in 1992 and 1998. After redistricting, he won a three-candidate primary election in 1992 with a plurality of 48%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=502191|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA District 45 – R Primary Race – Jun 02, 1992|access-date=June 22, 2015|archive-date=June 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622205827/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=502191|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1998, he won an open primary with 54% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://primary98.sos.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf |title=Statement of Vote, Primary Election June 2, 1998 |access-date=2008-07-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202041654/http://primary98.sos.ca.gov/Final/P98_SOV.pdf |archive-date=2009-02-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=555736|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA District 45 – Open Primary Race – Jun 02, 1998|access-date=June 22, 2015|archive-date=June 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622220442/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=555736|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2008 ====
{{Main|2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 46}}
In 2008, Rohrabacher defeated Democratic nominee [[Debbie Cook]], 53–43%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=334946|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA – District 46 Race – Nov 04, 2008|access-date=June 22, 2015|archive-date=June 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622195300/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=334946|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2010 ====
{{Main|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 46}}
In 2010, Rohrabacher defeated Democratic nominee Ken Arnold, 62–38%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=488392|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=CA – District 46 Race – Nov 02, 2010|access-date=June 22, 2015|archive-date=June 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622200231/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=488392|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== 2012 ====
{{Main|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 48}}
After redistricting, Rohrabacher announced in 2012 that he would run in the newly redrawn [[California's 48th congressional district|48th Congressional district]]. He said "The new 48th District is a good fit and something that will enable me to serve my constituents and the country well."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.dailypilot.com/2011-08-15/news/tn-dpt-0816-redistricting-20110815_1_new-district-48th-congressional-district-74th-district|title=Redistricting changes 2012 electoral battles|work=Daily Pilot|access-date=June 22, 2015|archive-date=June 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622210957/http://articles.dailypilot.com/2011-08-15/news/tn-dpt-0816-redistricting-20110815_1_new-district-48th-congressional-district-74th-district|url-status=dead}}</ref> He won election in the 48th district with 61% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/2012-election/results/house/california/|title=2012 California House Results|website=POLITICO}}</ref>
[[File:U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher shakes hands with a supporter wearing Guy Fawkes mask.jpg|thumb|left|Rohrabacher shakes hands with a supporter wearing a [[Guy Fawkes mask]] in 2013]]

==== 2014 ====
{{Main|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 48}}
Rohrabacher won re-election with 64% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Congressional election results by district |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/pdf/43-congress.pdf |website=Office of the Secretary of State of California |access-date=25 February 2020 |archive-date=December 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201060037/https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2014-general/pdf/43-congress.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== 2016 ====
{{Main|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 48}}
Rohrabacher won re-election with 59% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://west.ops.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/house/california/|title=California Election Results 2016: House Live Map by District, Real-Time Voting Updates|website=Election Hub}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==== 2018 ====
{{Main|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 48}}
In March 2018, [[CNN]] reported that [[Erik Prince]], a former intern of Rohrabacher while he was freshman congressman in 1990 and very close ally of Rohrabacher, hosted a fundraiser at Prince's Virginia home with expected attendees including [[Oliver North]] on March 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Berg |first=Rebecca |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/politics/erik-prince-fundraiser/index.html |title=Amid renewed scrutiny, Erik Prince to host fundraiser for Russia-friendly congressman |work=[[CNN]] |date=March 8, 2018 |access-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-date=February 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201225114/https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/politics/erik-prince-fundraiser/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 12, 2018, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported that the Congressional Leadership Fund, a [[Superpac|Super PAC]] closely associated with [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|House Speaker]] [[Paul Ryan]], had passed over Rohrabacher in its initial round of broadcast television advertising across Southern California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-gop-money-20181012-story.html|title=Top GOP funding group snubs incumbents Rohrabacher and Walters 3 weeks before midterm election|last1=Finnegan|first1=Michael|last2=Barabak|first2=Mark Z.|date=October 13, 2018|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=2018-11-11|archive-date=February 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212125002/https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-gop-money-20181012-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Rohrabacher's campaign denied this, saying that CLF had spent "about $2.4 million and they have an additional $1 million in media buys scheduled" for Rohrabacher.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/411416-top-gop-funding-group-pulls-money-from-embattled-california-rep-dana/|title=GOP super PAC pushes back on report it skipped ad buys for California's Rohrabacher, Walters|last=Keller|first=Megan|date=2018-10-15|work=TheHill|access-date=2018-11-11|language=en|df=mdy-all|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311232802/https://thehill.com/homenews/house/411416-top-gop-funding-group-pulls-money-from-embattled-california-rep-dana|url-status=live}}</ref>

Democrat [[Harley Rouda]] defeated Rohrabacher on Election Day.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/10/rouda-defeats-rohrabacher-in-southern-california-race-982946|title=Rouda defeats Rohrabacher in southern California|author=Quint Forgey|date=November 10, 2018|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=November 11, 2018|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115041604/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/10/rouda-defeats-rohrabacher-in-southern-california-race-982946|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-voters-cal-20181130-story.html|title=California Republicans see what happens when more voters vote, and they don't like it one bit|last=Hiltzik|first=Michael|date=November 30, 2018|access-date=2018-12-03|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213052839/https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-voters-cal-20181130-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>