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2018 California U.S. House District 47 Election

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Who won the 2018 California U.S. House District 47 Election?

Alan S. Lowenthal won the 2018 California U.S. House District 47 Election. Alan S. Lowenthal received 143,354 popular votes (64.86%). The main challenger was John Briscoe (35.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Lowenthal and Briscoe

Lowenthal +29.7 pts · won by 65,672 votes
Alan S. LowenthalDemocraticWINNER64.86%
143,354 votes
John BriscoeRepublican35.14%
77,682 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.