2022Final results
2022 election for California's 47th District
U.S. House · California
Katie Porter (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Scott Baugh (R) by 3.4 points.
Katie PorterDemocrat · winner
51.7%137,374
Scott BaughRepublican
48.3%128,261
265,635 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.
Katie PorterScott Baugh
$26M
Raised by the campaign
$3.1M
$28.9M
Spent by the campaign
$3.1M
$7.4M
Cash on hand
$10.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022