2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for California's 27th District
U.S. House · California
Adam B. Schiff (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating James Rogan (R) by 8.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Adam B. SchiffDemocrat · winner
52.7%113,708
James RoganRepublican
43.8%94,518
Miriam R. HospodarNatural Law
1.8%3,873
Ted BrownLibertarian
1.7%3,675
215,774 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.
Adam B. SchiffJames Rogan
$4.7M
Raised by the campaign
$6.9M
$4.7M
Spent by the campaign
$6.9M
$1.7K
Cash on hand
$117.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Adam B. Schiff (D)James Rogan (R)
Also on the ballot: Miriam R. Hospodar (Natural Law), 1.8%; Ted Brown (Libertarian), 1.7%