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California's 47th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in California's 47th congressional district, 1998 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Dave Min (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

D+50R+50D+25R+251998: R+38.119982000: R+35.520002002: D+25.920022004: D+20.820042006: D+24.720062008: D+44.120082010: D+13.720102012: D+13.120122014: D+12.020142016: D+27.420162018: D+29.720182020: D+26.520202022: D+3.420222024: D+2.92024
California's 47th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyShareMargin
2024 Dave Min Democratic 51.4% 2.9
2022 Katie Porter Democratic 51.7% 3.4
2020 Alan Lowenthal Democratic 63.3% 26.5
2018 Alan Lowenthal Democratic 64.9% 29.7
2016 Alan Lowenthal Democratic 63.7% 27.4
2014 Alan Lowenthal Democratic 56.0% 12.0
2012 Alan Lowenthal Democratic 56.6% 13.1
2010 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 53.0% 13.7
2008 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 69.5% 44.1
2006 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 62.3% 24.7
2004 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 60.4% 20.8
2002 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 60.6% 25.9
2000 Christopher Cox Republican 65.6% 35.5
1998 Christopher Cox Republican 67.6% 38.1

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Dave Min WonDEM181,72151.44%
Scott BaughREP171,55448.56%
Total353,275

2022

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Katie Porter WonDEM137,37451.72%
Scott BaughREP128,26148.29%
Total265,635

2020

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Alan Lowenthal WonDEM197,02863.27%
John BriscoeREP114,37136.73%
Total311,399

Questions and answers

Who represents California's 47th congressional district?

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

Who won the last election in California's 47th congressional district?

Dave Min won in 2024 by 2.9 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.