2010Final results
2010 election for California's 51st District
U.S. House · California
Bob Filner (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Nick Popaditch (R) by 20.1 points.
Bob FilnerDemocrat · winner
60.1%86,423
Nick PopaditchRepublican
39.9%57,488
143,916 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.
Bob FilnerNick Popaditch
$943.2K
Raised by the campaign
$366.7K
$1M
Spent by the campaign
$361K
$6.3K
Cash on hand
$5.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010