California's 17th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in California's 17th congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Ro Khanna (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

California's 17th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Ro Khanna	Democratic	67.7%	35.3
2022	Ro Khanna	Democratic	70.9%	41.9
2020	Ro Khanna	Democratic	71.3%	42.7
2018	Ro Khanna	Democratic	75.3%	50.7
2016	Ro Khanna	Democratic	61.0%	22.0
2014	Michael M. Honda	Democratic	51.8%	3.5
2012	Michael M. Honda	Democratic	73.5%	47.1
2010	Sam Farr	Democratic	66.7%	36.8
2008	Sam Farr	Democratic	73.9%	48.1
2006	Sam Farr	Democratic	75.8%	53.3
2004	Sam Farr	Democratic	66.7%	37.6
2002	Sam Farr	Democratic	68.1%	41.1
2000	Sam Farr	Democratic	68.6%	43.9
1998	Sam Farr	Democratic	64.5%	31.9
1982	Charles Pashayan	Republican	54.0%	8.0
1980	Charles Pashayan	Republican	70.6%	41.2
1978	Charles Pashayan	Republican	54.5%	9.0
1976	John Hans Krebs	Democratic	65.7%	31.4

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ro Khanna Won	DEM	172,462	67.67%
Anita Chen	REP	82,415	32.34%
Total		254,877

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ro Khanna Won	DEM	127,853	70.93%
Ritesh Tandon	DEM	52,400	29.07%
Total		180,253

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ro Khanna Won	DEM	212,137	71.35%
Ritesh Tandon	REP	85,199	28.65%
Total		297,336

Questions and answers

Who represents California's 17th congressional district?

Ro Khanna (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in California's 17th congressional district?

Ro Khanna won in 2024 by 35.3 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.