California's 9th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in California's 9th 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: Josh Harder (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

California's 9th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Josh Harder	Democratic	51.8%	3.6
2022	Josh Harder	Democratic	54.8%	9.6
2020	Jerry McNerney	Democratic	57.6%	15.2
2018	Jerry McNerney	Democratic	56.5%	13.0
2016	Jerry McNerney	Democratic	57.4%	14.7
2014	Jerry McNerney	Democratic	52.4%	4.7
2012	Jerry McNerney	Democratic	55.6%	11.1
2010	Barbara Lee	Democratic	84.3%	73.5
2008	Barbara Lee	Democratic	86.1%	76.4
2006	Barbara Lee	Democratic	86.3%	75.6
2004	Barbara Lee	Democratic	84.5%	72.3
2002	Barbara Lee	Democratic	81.4%	66.2
2000	Barbara Lee	Democratic	85.0%	75.2
1998	Barbara Lee	Democratic	82.8%	69.6
1998 special	Barbara Lee	Democratic	66.8%	50.8
1982	Fortney H. Stark	Democratic	60.7%	21.3
1980	Fortney H. Stark	Democratic	55.3%	14.2
1978	Fortney H. Stark	Democratic	65.4%	34.9
1976	Fortney H. Stark	Democratic	70.8%	43.7

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Josh Harder Won	DEM	130,183	51.79%
Kevin Lincoln	REP	121,174	48.21%
Total		251,357

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Josh Harder Won	DEM	95,598	54.82%
Tom Patti	REP	78,802	45.19%
Total		174,400

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry McNerney Won	DEM	174,252	57.58%
Antonio C. Amador	REP	128,358	42.42%
Total		302,610

Questions and answers

Who represents California's 9th congressional district?

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

Who won the last election in California's 9th congressional district?

Josh Harder won in 2024 by 3.6 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.