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2000 California U.S. House District 52 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 52 Election?

Duncan L. Hunter won the 2000 California U.S. House District 52 Election. Duncan L. Hunter received 131,345 popular votes (64.7%). The main challenger was Craig Barkacs (31.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Hunter and Barkacs

Hunter +33.4 pts · won by 67,808 votes
Duncan L. HunterRepublicanWINNER64.7%
131,345 votes
Craig BarkacsDemocratic31.3%
63,537 votes
Michael BenoitLibertarian2.95%
5,995 votes
Robert A. Shermannatural law1.04%
2,117 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.