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2000 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Sam Farr won the 2000 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Sam Farr received 143,219 popular votes (68.6%). The main challenger was Clint C. Engler (24.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Farr and Engler

Farr +43.9 pts · won by 91,662 votes
Sam FarrDemocraticWINNER68.6%
143,219 votes
Clint C. EnglerRepublican24.7%
51,557 votes
E. Craig CoffinGreen3.94%
8,215 votes
Rick S. GarrettLibertarian1.2%
2,510 votes
Lawrence Bruce FentonReform1.08%
2,263 votes
Scott R. Hartleynatural law0.48%
996 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.