2000Final results
2000 election for California's 26th District
U.S. House · California
Howard L. Berman (D) won with 84.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Farley (Lib) by 72.7 points.
Howard L. BermanDemocrat · winner
84.1%96,500
Bill FarleyLibertarian
11.4%13,052
David L. CossakNatural Law
4.6%5,229
114,781 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Howard L. BermanNo Republican
$887.3K
Raised by the campaign
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$521.5K
Spent by the campaign
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$411.8K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000