2022Final results
2022 election for California's 38th District
U.S. House · California
Linda Sánchez (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Eric Ching (R) by 16.2 points.
Linda SánchezDemocrat · winner
58.1%101,260
Eric ChingRepublican
41.9%73,051
174,311 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Linda SánchezEric Ching
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$280.6K
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$275.7K
$443.1K
Cash on hand
$4.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022