2004Final results
2004 election for California's 39th District
U.S. House · California
Linda Sánchez (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Tim Escobar (R) by 21.4 points.
Linda SánchezDemocrat · winner
60.7%100,132
Tim EscobarRepublican
39.3%64,832
164,964 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.
Linda SánchezTim Escobar
$786.1K
Raised by the campaign
$780.7K
$782.5K
Spent by the campaign
$769K
$5.7K
Cash on hand
$12K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004