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2024 California U.S. House District 45 Election

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Who won the 2024 California U.S. House District 45 Election?

Derek Tran won the 2024 California U.S. House District 45 Election. Derek Tran received 158,264 popular votes (50.1%). The main challenger was Michelle Steel (49.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Tran and Steel

Tran +0.2 pts · won by 653 votes
Derek TranDemocraticWINNER50.1%
158,264 votes
Michelle SteelRepublican49.9%
157,611 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.