California's 50th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in California's 50th 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: Scott H. Peters (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

California's 50th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Scott Peters	Democratic	64.3%	28.6
2022	Scott Peters	Democratic	62.8%	25.7
2020	Darrell E. Issa	Republican	54.0%	7.9
2018	Duncan Hunter	Republican	51.7%	3.4
2016	Duncan Hunter	Republican	63.5%	26.9
2014	Duncan Hunter	Republican	71.2%	42.4
2012	Duncan Hunter	Republican	67.7%	35.4
2010	Brian P. Bilbray	Republican	56.7%	17.7
2008	Brian P. Bilbray	Republican	50.2%	5.1
2006	Brian P. Bilbray	Republican	53.1%	9.6
2006 special	Brian P. Bilbray	Republican	49.6%	4.6
2004	Randall H. Cunningham	Republican	58.4%	21.9
2002	Randall H. Cunningham	Republican	64.3%	32.0
2000	Bob Filner	Democratic	68.3%	40.6
1998	Bob Filner	Democratic	100.0%	—

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Scott Peters Won	DEM	231,836	64.28%
Peter J. Bono	REP	128,859	35.73%
Total		360,695

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Scott Peters Won	DEM	168,816	62.84%
Corey Gustafson	REP	99,819	37.16%
Total		268,635

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Darrell E. Issa Won	REP	195,521	53.95%
Ammar Campa-Najjar	DEM	166,869	46.05%
Total		362,390

Questions and answers

Who represents California's 50th congressional district?

Scott H. Peters (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in California's 50th congressional district?

Scott Peters won in 2024 by 28.6 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.