2004Final results
2004 election for California's 13th District
U.S. House · California
Fortney Pete Stark (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating George I. Bruno (R) by 47.6 points.
Fortney Pete StarkDemocrat · winner
71.6%144,605
George I. BrunoRepublican
24.0%48,439
Mark W. StrobergLibertarian
4.4%8,877
201,921 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 2004
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.
Fortney Pete StarkGeorge I. Bruno
$370.6K
Raised by the campaign
$31.5K
$455.7K
Spent by the campaign
$31.9K
$380.4K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004; FEC, through Dec 14, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004