2014Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2014 election for California's 31st District
U.S. House · California
Pete Aguilar (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Paul Chabot (R) by 3.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Pete AguilarDemocrat · winner
51.7%51,622
Paul ChabotRepublican
48.3%48,162
99,784 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
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.
Pete AguilarPaul Chabot
$2.2M
Raised by the campaign
$523K
$2.2M
Spent by the campaign
$522.7K
$8.1K
Cash on hand
$295
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014