2006Final results
2006 election for California's 52nd District
U.S. House · California
Duncan Hunter (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating John Rinaldi (D) by 32.7 points.
Duncan HunterRepublican · winner
64.6%123,696
John RinaldiDemocrat
32.0%61,208
Michael BenoitLibertarian
3.4%6,465
191,369 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.
John RinaldiDuncan Hunter
$80.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$80.4K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$107
Cash on hand
$53.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006