2024Final results
2024 election for California's 38th District
U.S. House · California
Linda Sánchez (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Eric Ching (R) by 19.7 points.
Linda SánchezDemocrat · winner
59.8%165,070
Eric ChingRepublican
40.2%110,792
275,862 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Linda SánchezEric Ching
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$241K
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$216.3K
$425.8K
Cash on hand
$40.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2024.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024