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2018 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2018 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Doug La Malfa won the 2018 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Doug La Malfa received 160,046 popular votes (54.89%). The main challenger was Audrey Denney (45.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Malfa and Denney

Malfa +9.8 pts · won by 28,498 votes
Doug La MalfaRepublicanWINNER54.89%
160,046 votes
Audrey DenneyDemocratic45.11%
131,548 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.