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2000 California U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 11 Election?

Richard W. Pombo won the 2000 California U.S. House District 11 Election. Richard W. Pombo received 120,635 popular votes (57.83%). The main challenger was Tom Y. Santos (38.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Pombo and Santos

Pombo +19.7 pts · won by 41,096 votes
Richard W. PomboRepublicanWINNER57.83%
120,635 votes
Tom Y. SantosDemocratic38.13%
79,539 votes
Kathryn A. RussowLibertarian2.41%
5,036 votes
Jon A. Kureynatural law1.63%
3,397 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.