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2000 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

Doug Ose won the 2000 California U.S. House District 3 Election. Doug Ose received 129,254 popular votes (56.15%). The main challenger was Bob Kent (40.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Ose and Kent

Ose +15.7 pts · won by 36,187 votes
Doug OseRepublicanWINNER56.15%
129,254 votes
Bob KentDemocratic40.43%
93,067 votes
Douglas Arthur TumaLibertarian2.27%
5,227 votes
Channing E. Jonesnatural law1.14%
2,634 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.