California's 27th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in California's 27th 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: George Whitesides (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

California's 27th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	George Whitesides	Democratic	51.3%	2.7
2022	Mike Garcia	Republican	53.2%	6.5
2020	Judy Chu	Democratic	69.8%	39.6
2018	Judy Chu	Democratic	79.2%	58.4
2016	Judy Chu	Democratic	67.4%	34.8
2014	Judy Chu	Democratic	59.4%	18.7
2012	Judy Chu	Democratic	64.0%	28.0
2010	Brad Sherman	Democratic	65.2%	30.3
2008	Brad Sherman	Democratic	68.5%	43.7
2006	Brad Sherman	Democratic	68.8%	37.5
2004	Brad Sherman	Democratic	62.3%	29.0
2002	Brad Sherman	Democratic	62.0%	23.9
2000	Adam B. Schiff	Democratic	52.7%	8.9
1998	James E. Rogan	Republican	50.7%	4.3
1982	Meldon Levine	Democratic	59.5%	22.4
1980	Robert K. Dornan	Republican	51.0%	4.5
1978	Robert K. Dornan	Republican	51.0%	2.0
1976	Robert K. Dornan	Republican	54.7%	9.4

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George Whitesides Won	DEM	154,040	51.33%
Mike Garcia	REP	146,050	48.67%
Total		300,090

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mike Garcia Won	REP	104,624	53.24%
Christy Smith	DEM	91,892	46.76%
Total		196,516

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Judy Chu Won	DEM	221,411	69.78%
Johnny Nalbandian	REP	95,907	30.22%
Total		317,318

Questions and answers

Who represents California's 27th congressional district?

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

Who won the last election in California's 27th congressional district?

George Whitesides won in 2024 by 2.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.