California's 38th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in California's 38th 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: Linda T. Sánchez (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

California's 38th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	59.8%	19.7
2022	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	58.1%	16.2
2020	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	74.3%	48.7
2018	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	68.9%	37.7
2016	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	70.5%	41.0
2014	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	59.1%	18.2
2012	Linda T. Sánchez	Democratic	67.5%	35.1
2010	Grace F. Napolitano	Democratic	73.5%	46.9
2008	Grace F. Napolitano	Democratic	81.7%	63.5
2006	Grace F. Napolitano	Democratic	75.3%	50.7
2004	Grace F. Napolitano	Democratic	100.0%	—
2002	Grace F. Napolitano	Democratic	71.1%	44.8
2000	Stephen Horn	Republican	48.4%	1.0
1998	Stephen Horn	Republican	52.9%	8.6
1982	Jerry M. Patterson	Democratic	52.4%	9.0
1980	Jerry M. Patterson	Democratic	55.5%	15.5
1978	Jerry M. Patterson	Democratic	58.6%	17.2
1976	Jerry M. Patterson	Democratic	63.6%	27.2

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Linda T. Sánchez Won	DEM	165,110	59.84%
Eric J. Ching	REP	110,818	40.16%
Total		275,928

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Linda T. Sánchez Won	DEM	101,260	58.09%
Eric J. Ching	REP	73,051	41.91%
Total		174,311

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Linda T. Sánchez Won	DEM	190,467	74.34%
Michael Tolar	DEM	65,739	25.66%
Total		256,206

Questions and answers

Who represents California's 38th congressional district?

Linda T. Sánchez (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in California's 38th congressional district?

Linda T. Sánchez won in 2024 by 19.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.