2006Final results
2006 election for California's 51st District
U.S. House · California
Bob Filner (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Blake L. Miles (R) by 37.3 points.
Bob FilnerDemocrat · winner
67.4%78,114
Blake L. MilesRepublican
30.2%34,931
Dan "frodo" LitwinLibertarian
2.4%2,790
115,839 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.
Bob FilnerBlake L. Miles
$1.8M
Raised by the campaign
$69.3K
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$66.7K
$6.4K
Cash on hand
$2.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006