2022Final results
2022 election for California's 51st District
U.S. House · California
Sara Jacobs (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Stan Caplan (R) by 23.7 points.
Sara JacobsDemocrat · winner
61.9%144,129
Stan CaplanRepublican
38.1%88,843
232,972 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.
Sara JacobsStan Caplan
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$135.4K
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$135.4K
$90K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022; FEC, through Dec 7, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022