2010Final results
2010 election for California's 13th District
U.S. House · California
Fortney Pete Stark (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Forest Baker (R) by 44.2 points.
Fortney Pete StarkDemocrat · winner
72.0%118,278
Forest BakerRepublican
27.7%45,575
164,378 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 2010
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.
Fortney Pete StarkNo Republican
$487.4K
Raised by the campaign
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$371.1K
Spent by the campaign
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$535K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010