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2006 California U.S. House District 51 Election

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Who won the 2006 California U.S. House District 51 Election?

Bob Filner won the 2006 California U.S. House District 51 Election. Bob Filner received 78,114 popular votes (67.43%). The main challenger was Blake L. Miles (30.15%).

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Filner +37.3 pts · won by 43,183 votes
Bob FilnerDemocraticWINNER67.43%
78,114 votes
Blake L. MilesRepublican30.15%
34,931 votes
Dan Frodo LitwinLibertarian2.41%
2,790 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.