2006Final results
2006 election for California's 47th District
U.S. House · California
Loretta Sanchez (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Tan Nguyen (R) by 24.7 points.
Loretta SanchezDemocrat · winner
62.3%47,134
Tan NguyenRepublican
37.7%28,485
75,619 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.
Loretta SanchezTan Nguyen
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$588.5K
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$588.6K
$479.1K
Cash on hand
$898
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006