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2018Final results

2018 election for California's 52nd District

U.S. House · California

Scott Peters (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Omar Qudrat (R) by 27.7 points.

Scott PetersDemocrat · winner
63.8%188,992
Omar QudratRepublican
36.2%107,015
296,007 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

EvenD+2.42012D+3.22014D+13.12016D+27.72018D+23.22020D+33.32022

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.

Scott PetersOmar Qudrat
$2.8M
Raised by the campaign
$375.3K
$2.1M
Spent by the campaign
$372.8K
$1.8M
Cash on hand
$2.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018