California results for every midterm election race
California had many of Democrats’ best pickup opportunities in the country — and there may be still more to come.
Republicans in California took a beating on Election Day: of the 14 seats they controlled — Democrats have already flipped five of them. Reps. Jeff Denham (CA-10), Steve Knight (CA-25), Mimi Walters (CA-45), and Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48) have all lost their seats. Democrats also picked up retiring Republican Rep. Darrell Issa’s old seat in the 49th Congressional District.
The race for California’s 39th Congressional District, between Republican Young Kim and Democrat Gil Cisneros, has yet to be called. If Kim wins, she’d be the first Korean American woman in Congress.
Democrats regained their supermajority in the state legislature.
Unsurprisingly, President Trump is very unpopular in California, with Morning Consult showing nearly twice as many people disapprove of him as approve of him in the state.
California US Senate
| DEM | Dianne Feinstein | 5,195,708 | 54% | |
| DEM | Kevin De Leon | 4,345,617 | 46% |
California US House 1
| GOP | Doug La Malfa | 146,209 | 56% | |
| DEM | Audrey Denney | 116,583 | 44% |
California US House 2
| DEM | Jared Huffman | 181,621 | 76% | |
| GOP | Dale Mensing | 56,028 | 24% |
California US House 3
| DEM | John Garamendi | 116,407 | 57% | |
| GOP | Charlie Schaupp | 87,070 | 43% |
California US House 4
| GOP | Tom McClintock | 159,110 | 55% | |
| DEM | Jessica Morse | 130,829 | 45% |
California US House 5
| DEM | Mike Thompson | 155,425 | 78% | |
| IND | Anthony Mills | 42,970 | 22% |
California US House 6
| DEM | Doris Matsui | 129,285 | 81% | |
| DEM | Jrmar Jefferson | 30,416 | 19% |
California US House 7
| DEM | Ami Bera | 126,509 | 55% | |
| GOP | Andrew Grant | 103,675 | 45% |
California US House 8
| GOP | Paul Cook | 92,972 | 60% | |
| GOP | Tim Donnelly | 61,363 | 40% |
California US House 9
| DEM | Jerry McNerney | 102,115 | 56% | |
| GOP | Marla Livengood | 80,610 | 44% |
California US House 10
| DEM | Josh Harder | 103,442 | 51% | |
| GOP | Jeff Denham | 97,748 | 49% |
California US House 11
| DEM | Mark DeSaulnier | 186,414 | 74% | |
| GOP | John Fitzgerald | 65,520 | 26% |
California US House 12
| DEM | Nancy Pelosi | 256,247 | 87% | |
| GOP | Lisa Remmer | 39,199 | 13% |
California US House 13
| DEM | Barbara Lee | 246,647 | 88% | |
| GRN | Laura Wells | 32,439 | 12% |
California US House 14
| DEM | Jackie Speier | 140,835 | 78% | |
| GOP | Cristina Osmeña | 39,908 | 22% |
California US House 15
| DEM | Eric Swalwell | 168,660 | 73% | |
| GOP | Rudy Peters Jr. | 63,310 | 27% |
California US House 16
| DEM | Jim Costa | 73,352 | 56% | |
| GOP | Elizabeth Heng | 56,543 | 44% |
California US House 17
| DEM | Ro Khanna | 151,023 | 75% | |
| GOP | Ron Cohen | 49,902 | 25% |
California US House 18
| DEM | Anna Eshoo | 192,618 | 74% | |
| GOP | Christine Russell | 68,111 | 26% |
California US House 19
| DEM | Zoe Lofgren | 151,249 | 73% | |
| GOP | Justin Aguilera | 54,786 | 27% |
California US House 20
| DEM | Jimmy Panetta | 156,489 | 81% | |
| IND | Ronald Kabat | 37,459 | 19% |
California US House 21
| GOP | David Valadao | 51,175 | 51% | |
| DEM | TJ Cox | 48,997 | 49% |
California US House 22
| GOP | Devin Nunes | 106,240 | 53% | |
| DEM | Andrew Janz | 92,462 | 47% |
California US House 23
| GOP | Kevin McCarthy | 120,687 | 65% | |
| DEM | Tatiana Matta | 65,717 | 35% |
California US House 24
| DEM | Salud Carbajal | 154,575 | 58% | |
| GOP | Justin Fareed | 111,870 | 42% |
California US House 25
| DEM | Katie Hill | 113,613 | 53% | |
| GOP | Steve Knight | 99,893 | 47% |
California US House 26
| DEM | Julia Brownley | 127,621 | 61% | |
| GOP | Antonio Sabato, Jr. | 81,920 | 39% |
California US House 27
| DEM | Judy Chu | 144,287 | 79% | |
| DEM | Bryan Witt | 37,608 | 21% |
California US House 28
| DEM | Adam Schiff | 174,769 | 78% | |
| GOP | Johnny Nalbandian | 49,325 | 22% |
California US House 29
| DEM | Tony Cardenas | 108,150 | 80% | |
| GOP | Benito Bernal | 26,735 | 20% |
California US House 30
| DEM | Brad Sherman | 170,399 | 73% | |
| GOP | Mark Reed | 63,033 | 27% |
California US House 31
| DEM | Pete Aguilar | 96,589 | 58% | |
| GOP | Sean Flynn | 70,536 | 42% |
California US House 32
| DEM | Grace Napolitano | 105,225 | 68% | |
| GOP | Joshua Scott | 49,343 | 32% |
California US House 33
| DEM | Ted Lieu | 197,655 | 70% | |
| GOP | Kenneth Wright | 85,789 | 30% |
California US House 34
| DEM | Jimmy Gomez | 94,992 | 73% | |
| GRN | Kenneth Mejia | 35,266 | 27% |
California US House 35
| DEM | Norma Torres | 90,054 | 69% | |
| GOP | Christian Valiente | 41,199 | 31% |
California US House 36
| DEM | Raul Ruiz | 87,090 | 58% | |
| GOP | Kimberlin Pelzer | 64,170 | 42% |
California US House 37
| DEM | Karen Bass | 185,926 | 89% | |
| GOP | Ron Bassilian | 23,011 | 11% |
California US House 38
| DEM | Linda Sanchez | 119,789 | 68% | |
| GOP | Ryan Downing | 56,422 | 32% |
California US House 39
| DEM | Gil Cisneros | 113,075 | 51% | |
| GOP | Young Kim | 109,580 | 49% |
California US House 40
| DEM | Lucille Roybal-Allard | 78,312 | 77% | |
| GRN | Rodolfo Barragan | 22,804 | 23% |
California US House 41
| DEM | Mark Takano | 69,211 | 62% | |
| GOP | Aja Smith | 42,780 | 38% |
California US House 42
| GOP | Ken Calvert | 93,190 | 58% | |
| DEM | Julia Peacock | 67,337 | 42% |
California US House 43
| DEM | Maxine Waters | 130,911 | 77% | |
| GOP | Omar Navarro | 39,351 | 23% |
California US House 44
| DEM | Nanette Barragán | 84,177 | 69% | |
| DEM | Aja Brown | 37,097 | 31% |
California US House 45
| DEM | Katie Porter | 145,895 | 52% | |
| GOP | Mimi Walters | 136,902 | 48% |
California US House 46
| DEM | Lou Correa | 88,732 | 68% | |
| GOP | Russell Lambert | 41,645 | 32% |
California US House 47
| DEM | Alan Lowenthal | 125,775 | 64% | |
| GOP | John Briscoe | 70,991 | 36% |
California US House 48
| DEM | Harley Rouda | 141,903 | 53% | |
| GOP | Dana Rohrabacher | 124,816 | 47% |
California US House 49
| DEM | Mike Levin | 139,763 | 56% | |
| GOP | Diane Harkey | 111,967 | 44% |
California US House 50
| GOP | Duncan Hunter | 113,590 | 53% | |
| DEM | Ammar Campa-Najjar | 102,688 | 47% |
California US House 51
| DEM | Juan Vargas | 83,059 | 70% | |
| GOP | Juan M Hidalgo Jr | 36,051 | 30% |
California US House 52
| DEM | Scott Peters | 159,482 | 63% | |
| GOP | Omar Qudrat | 92,083 | 37% |
California US House 53
| DEM | Susan Davis | 147,894 | 68% | |
| GOP | Morgan Murtaugh | 68,384 | 32% |
California Governor
| DEM | Gavin Newsom | 6,572,313 | 61% | |
| GOP | John Cox | 4,153,301 | 39% |
California State Ballot Measure CA Prop 10
| No | 6,321,044 | 60% | |
| Affirmative | 4,222,966 | 40% |
California State Referendum CA Prop 8
| No | 6,292,652 | 60% | |
| Affirmative | 4,113,382 | 40% |
California State Constitution CA Prop 6
| No | 5,960,489 | 57% | |
| Affirmative | 4,555,806 | 43% |