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2000 California U.S. House District 51 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 51 Election?

Randy Duke Cunningham won the 2000 California U.S. House District 51 Election. Randy Duke Cunningham received 172,291 popular votes (64.34%). The main challenger was George Jorge Barraza (30.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Cunningham and Barraza

Cunningham +33.9 pts · won by 90,883 votes
Randy Duke CunninghamRepublicanWINNER64.34%
172,291 votes
George Jorge BarrazaDemocratic30.4%
81,408 votes
Daniel L. MuheLibertarian2.67%
7,159 votes
Eric Hunter Bourdettenatural law2.59%
6,941 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.