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2006 California U.S. House District 47 Election

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Who won the 2006 California U.S. House District 47 Election?

Loretta Sanchez won the 2006 California U.S. House District 47 Election. Loretta Sanchez received 47,134 popular votes (62.33%). The main challenger was Tan Nguyen (37.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Sanchez and Nguyen

Sanchez +24.7 pts · won by 18,649 votes
Loretta SanchezDemocraticWINNER62.33%
47,134 votes
Tan NguyenRepublican37.67%
28,485 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.