2000Final results
2000 election for California's 34th District
U.S. House · California
Grace F. Napolitano (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Arthur Canales (R) by 48.8 points.
Grace F. NapolitanoDemocrat · winner
71.3%105,980
Robert Arthur CanalesRepublican
22.5%33,445
Julia F. SimonNatural Law
6.2%9,262
148,687 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.
Grace F. NapolitanoRobert Arthur Canales
$435.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.8K
$357K
Spent by the campaign
$1.8K
$84.2K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Sep 30, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000