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2006Final results

2006 election for California's 39th District

U.S. House · California

Linda Sánchez (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating James L. Andion (R) by 31.7 points.

Linda SánchezDemocrat · winner
65.9%72,149
James L. AndionRepublican
34.1%37,384
109,533 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

EvenR+31.62000D+14.02002D+21.42004D+31.72006D+39.32008D+30.72010

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 SánchezJames L. Andion
$646K
Raised by the campaign
$25K
$639.4K
Spent by the campaign
$24K
$12.3K
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006