2006Final results
2006 election for California's 10th District
U.S. House · California
Ellen Tauscher (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Darcy Linn (R) by 32.9 points.
Ellen TauscherDemocrat · winner
66.4%130,859
Darcy LinnRepublican
33.5%66,069
196,978 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 2006
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.
Ellen TauscherDarcy Linn
$930.1K
Raised by the campaign
$4K
$830.6K
Spent by the campaign
$7.4K
$211.9K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006; FEC, through Jan 31, 2007.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006