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2010 California U.S. House District 51 Election

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Who won the 2010 California U.S. House District 51 Election?

Bob Filner won the 2010 California U.S. House District 51 Election. Bob Filner received 86,423 popular votes (60.05%). The main challenger was Nick Popaditch (39.95%).

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Filner +20.1 pts · won by 28,935 votes
Bob FilnerDemocraticWINNER60.05%
86,423 votes
Nick PopaditchRepublican39.95%
57,488 votes
Marcus Jay ShapiroIndependent0%
5 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.