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2014Final results

2014 election for California's 29th District

U.S. House · California

Tony Cárdenas (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating William O'Callaghan Leader (R) by 49.2 points.

Tony CárdenasDemocrat · winner
74.6%50,096
25.4%17,045
67,141 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+36.12006D+42.22008D+32.82010D+49.22014D+61.22018D+39.62024

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.

Tony CárdenasNo Republican
$1M
Raised by the campaign
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$953.3K
Spent by the campaign
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$194.1K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014