2018Final results
2018 election for California's 2nd District
U.S. House · California
Jared Huffman (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Dale K. Mensing (R) by 54.0 points.
Jared HuffmanDemocrat · winner
77.0%243,081
Dale K. MensingRepublican
23.0%72,576
315,657 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jared HuffmanDale K. Mensing
$951.3K
Raised by the campaign
$4.9K
$731.4K
Spent by the campaign
$3.7K
$820.8K
Cash on hand
$1.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018