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2004 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2004 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Sam Farr won the 2004 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Sam Farr received 148,958 popular votes (66.73%). The main challenger was Mark Risley (29.17%).

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

Farr +37.6 pts · won by 83,841 votes
Sam FarrDemocraticWINNER66.73%
148,958 votes
Mark RisleyRepublican29.17%
65,117 votes
Ray Glock-GrueneichGreen1.63%
3,645 votes
Joe Williamspeace and freedom1.26%
2,823 votes
Joel R. SmolenLibertarian1.17%
2,607 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.