2018Final results
2018 election for California's 36th District
U.S. House · California
Raul Ruiz (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Kimberlin Brown Pelzer (R) by 18.0 points.
Raul RuizDemocrat · winner
59.0%122,169
Kimberlin Brown PelzerRepublican
41.0%84,839
207,008 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.
Raul RuizKimberlin Brown Pelzer
$3.2M
Raised by the campaign
$844K
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$841.8K
$1.6M
Cash on hand
$2.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018