California's 22nd congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in California's 22nd 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: David G. Valadao (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | David G. Valadao | Republican | 53.4% | 6.8 |
| 2022 | David G. Valadao | Republican | 51.5% | 3.1 |
| 2022 special | Connie Conway | Republican | 62.1% | 24.3 |
| 2020 | Devin Nunes | Republican | 54.2% | 8.5 |
| 2018 | Devin Nunes | Republican | 52.7% | 5.4 |
| 2016 | Devin Nunes | Republican | 67.6% | 35.1 |
| 2014 | Devin Nunes | Republican | 72.0% | 44.1 |
| 2012 | Devin Nunes | Republican | 61.9% | 23.8 |
| 2010 | Kevin McCarthy | Republican | 98.8% | 97.5 |
| 2008 | Kevin McCarthy | Republican | 100.0% | — |
| 2006 | Kevin McCarthy | Republican | 70.7% | 41.4 |
| 2004 | William M. Thomas | Republican | 100.0% | — |
| 2002 | William M. Thomas | Republican | 73.3% | 49.6 |
| 2000 | Lois Capps | Democratic | 53.1% | 8.8 |
| 1998 | Lois Capps | Democratic | 55.0% | 11.8 |
| 1998 special | Lois Capps | Democratic | 53.5% | 8.7 |
| 1982 | Carlos J. Moorhead | Republican | 73.6% | 50.1 |
| 1980 | Carlos J. Moorhead | Republican | 63.9% | 32.0 |
| 1978 | Carlos J. Moorhead | Republican | 64.6% | 29.3 |
| 1976 | Carlos J. Moorhead | Republican | 62.6% | 25.2 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David G. Valadao Won | REP | 89,484 | 53.42% | |
| Rudy Salas | DEM | 78,023 | 46.58% | |
| Total | 167,507 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David G. Valadao Won | REP | 52,993 | 51.52% | |
| Rudy Salas | DEM | 49,859 | 48.48% | |
| Total | 102,852 | |||
2022 (special)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Conway Won | REP | 30,559 | 35.08% | |
| Lourin Hubbard | DEM | 16,905 | 19.41% | |
| Matt Stoll | REP | 14,075 | 16.16% | |
| Eric Garcia | DEM | 12,556 | 14.42% | |
| Michael Maher | REP | 7,619 | 8.75% | |
| Elizabeth Heng | REP | 5,391 | 6.19% | |
| Total | 87,105 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Conway Won | REP | 71,720 | 62.14% | |
| Lourin Hubbard | DEM | 43,701 | 37.86% | |
| Total | 115,421 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents California's 22nd congressional district?
David G. Valadao (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in California's 22nd congressional district?
David G. Valadao won in 2024 by 6.8 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.