In 2006, the only Congressional seat in California to change hands was the 11th, east of the San Francisco Bay Area, which was taken from long-time incumbent Richard Pombo by political neophyte Jerry McNerney.
In 2006, the only Congressional seat in California to change hands was the 11th, which is made up of some of the inland parts of the San Francisco Bay Area plus portions of the Central Valley east of the Bay Area. It was taken from long-time incumbent Richard Pombo by political neophyte Jerry McNerney.