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2004 California U.S. House District 51 Election

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Who won the 2004 California U.S. House District 51 Election?

Bob Filner won the 2004 California U.S. House District 51 Election. Bob Filner received 111,441 popular votes (61.61%). The main challenger was Michael Giorgino (35.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Filner and Giorgino

Filner +26.5 pts · won by 47,915 votes
Bob FilnerDemocraticWINNER61.61%
111,441 votes
Michael GiorginoRepublican35.12%
63,526 votes
Michael S. MettiLibertarian3.27%
5,912 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.