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2018Final results

2018 election for California's 50th District

U.S. House · California

Duncan Hunter (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Ammar Campa-Najjar (D) by 3.4 points.

Duncan HunterRepublican · winner
51.7%134,362
48.3%125,448
259,810 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

EvenR+35.42012R+42.42014R+26.92016R+3.42018R+7.92020D+25.72022

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.

Ammar Campa-NajjarDuncan Hunter
$4.1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$4.1M
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$3K
Cash on hand
$83.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018