2000Final results
2000 election for California's 39th District
U.S. House · California
Edward R. Royce (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Gill G. Kanel (D) by 31.6 points.
Edward R. RoyceRepublican · winner
62.9%129,294
Gill G. KanelDemocrat
31.3%64,398
Ron JevningNatural Law
3.2%6,597
Keith D. GannLibertarian
2.6%5,275
205,564 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.
Gill G. KanelEdward R. Royce
$33.8K
Raised by the campaign
$849.1K
$24.8K
Spent by the campaign
$295.6K
$5.3K
Cash on hand
$790K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Edward R. Royce (R)Gill G. Kanel (D)
Also on the ballot: Ron Jevning (Natural Law), 3.2%; Keith D. Gann (Libertarian), 2.6%