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2018 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 2018 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

Raul Ruiz won the 2018 California U.S. House District 36 Election. Raul Ruiz received 122,169 popular votes (59.02%). The main challenger was Kimberlin Brown Pelzer (40.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Ruiz and Pelzer

Ruiz +18.0 pts · won by 37,330 votes
Raul RuizDemocraticWINNER59.02%
122,169 votes
Kimberlin Brown PelzerRepublican40.98%
84,839 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.