2010Final results
2010 election for California's 47th District
U.S. House · California
Loretta Sanchez (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Van Tran (R) by 13.7 points.
Loretta SanchezDemocrat · winner
53.0%50,832
Van TranRepublican
39.3%37,679
Cecilia "ceci" IglesiasIndependent
7.8%7,443
95,954 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.
Loretta SanchezVan Tran
$2.1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$2.3M
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$217.5K
Cash on hand
$9.2K
Other candidates' campaigns: Cecilia "ceci" Iglesias $118.9K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010