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2000 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert T. Matsui won the 2000 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert T. Matsui received 147,025 popular votes (68.68%). The main challenger was Kenneth J. Payne (26.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Matsui and Payne

Matsui +42.5 pts · won by 91,080 votes
Robert T. MatsuiDemocraticWINNER68.68%
147,025 votes
Kenneth J. PayneRepublican26.14%
55,945 votes
Ken AdamsGreen2.89%
6,195 votes
Cullene LangLibertarian1.36%
2,919 votes
Charles Kerseynatural law0.92%
1,975 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.