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2018 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2018 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Garamendi won the 2018 California U.S. House District 3 Election. John Garamendi received 134,875 popular votes (58.07%). The main challenger was Charlie Schaupp (41.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Garamendi and Schaupp

Garamendi +16.1 pts · won by 37,499 votes
John GaramendiDemocraticWINNER58.07%
134,875 votes
Charlie SchauppRepublican41.93%
97,376 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.