2006Final results
2006 election for California's 40th District
U.S. House · California
Edward R. Royce (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Florice Orea Hoffman (D) by 36.1 points.
Edward R. RoyceRepublican · winner
66.8%100,995
Florice Orea HoffmanDemocrat
30.7%46,418
Philip H. InmanLibertarian
2.6%3,876
151,289 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.
Florice Orea HoffmanEdward R. Royce
$143.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$140.4K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$3.3K
Cash on hand
$1.7M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006