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2000 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

Jane Harman won the 2000 California U.S. House District 36 Election. Jane Harman received 115,651 popular votes (48.44%). The main challenger was Steven T. Kuykendall (46.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Harman and Kuykendall

Harman +1.9 pts · won by 4,452 votes
Jane HarmanDemocraticWINNER48.44%
115,651 votes
Steven T. KuykendallRepublican46.58%
111,199 votes
Daniel R. ShermanLibertarian2.54%
6,073 votes
John R. KonopkaReform1.49%
3,549 votes
Matt Ornatinatural law0.95%
2,264 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.