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2010Final results

2010 election for California's 39th District

U.S. House · California

Linda Sánchez (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Larry S. Andre (R) by 30.7 points.

Linda SánchezDemocrat · winner
63.3%81,590
Larry S. AndreRepublican
32.6%42,037
John A. SmithAmerican Independent
4.1%5,334
128,961 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

EvenD+21.42004D+31.72006D+39.32008D+30.72010R+15.62012R+37.12014

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.

Linda SánchezLarry S. Andre
$723.9K
Raised by the campaign
$53.7K
$741.1K
Spent by the campaign
$50.6K
$172.3K
Cash on hand
$3.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010

The candidates

Linda Sánchez (D)Larry S. Andre (R)

Also on the ballot: John A. Smith (American Independent), 4.1%