2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for California's 36th District
U.S. House · California
Jane Harman (D) won with 48.4% of the vote, defeating Steven Kuykendall (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jane HarmanDemocrat · winner
48.4%115,651
Steven KuykendallRepublican
46.6%111,199
Daniel R. ShermanLibertarian
2.5%6,073
John R. KonopkaReform
1.5%3,549
Matt OrnatiNatural Law
0.9%2,264
238,736 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.
Jane HarmanSteven Kuykendall
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$2M
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$37.8K
Cash on hand
$67.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Jane Harman (D)Steven Kuykendall (R)
Also on the ballot: Daniel R. Sherman (Libertarian), 2.5%; John R. Konopka (Reform), 1.5%; Matt Ornati (Natural Law), 0.9%