House districts / California
California's 3rd congressional district
CA-3. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Amerish Bera Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.5mSpent $1.7m · Cash $1.7m
- Robb Tucker Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $305kSpent $288k · Cash $16k
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates).
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 53.4% | Trump 43.3% | 3.4% | D+10.1 | R+3.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 55.7% | Trump 41.7% | 2.6% | D+13.9 | R+1.8 |
| 2016 | Clinton 50.8% | Trump 41.8% | 7.4% | D+9.0 | R+7.8 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 763,291 | |
| Adults (18+) | 600,433 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 91.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 17.2% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 26.2% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 31.8% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 24.8% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 57.0% | 57.8% |
| Black | 5.3% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 18.7% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 10.9% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 8.1% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 38.5% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $93,471 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 53 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Kevin Kiley Republican | 55.5% | Jessica Morse Democrat | 44.5% | R+10.9 |
| 2022 | Kevin Kiley Republican | 53.6% | Kermit Jones Democrat | 46.4% | R+7.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | John Garamendi Democrat | 54.7% | Tamika Hamilton Republican | 45.3% | D+9.3 |
| 2018 | John Garamendi Democrat | 58.1% | Charlie Schaupp Republican | 41.9% | D+16.1 |
| 2016 | John Garamendi Democrat | 59.4% | N. Eugene Cleek Republican | 40.6% | D+18.7 |
| 2014 | John Garamendi Democrat | 52.7% | Dan Logue Republican | 47.3% | D+5.4 |
| 2012 | John Garamendi Democrat | 54.2% | Kim Vann Republican | 45.8% | D+8.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 52 to 53 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Daniel E. Lungren Republican | 50.1% | Ami Bera Democrat others 6.7% | 43.2% | R+6.9 |
| 2008 | Daniel E. Lungren Republican | 49.5% | Bill Durston Democrat others 6.6% | 43.9% | R+5.6 |
| 2006 | Daniel E. Lungren Republican | 59.5% | Bill Durston Democrat others 2.7% | 37.8% | R+21.6 |
| 2004 | Dan Lungren Republican | 61.9% | Gabe Castillo Democrat others 3.2% | 34.8% | R+27.1 |
| 2002 | Doug Ose Republican | 62.5% | Howard Beeman Democrat others 3.1% | 34.4% | R+28.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 45 to 52 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Doug Ose Republican | 56.1% | Bob Kent Democrat others 3.4% | 40.4% | R+15.7 |
| 1998 | Doug Ose Republican | 52.4% | Sandie Dunn Democrat others 2.6% | 45.0% | R+7.4 |
| 1996 | Vic Fazio Democrat | 53.5% | Tim Lefever Republican others 5.4% | 41.1% | D+12.4 |
| 1994 | Vic Fazio Democrat | 49.8% | Tim Lefever Republican others 4.2% | 46.1% | D+3.6 |
| 1992 | Vic Fazio Democrat | 51.2% | H. L. "Bill" Richardson Republican others 8.6% | 40.3% | D+10.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 43 to 45 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 60.3% | Lowell Patrick Landowski Republican others 4.9% | 34.8% | D+25.6 |
| 1988 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 71.2% | Lowell Patick Landowski Republican | 28.8% | D+42.4 |
| 1986 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 76.0% | Lowell Landowski Republican | 24.1% | D+51.9 |
| 1984 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1982 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 89.6% | Bruce A. Daniel Libertarian others 2.9% | 7.5% | D+82.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 70.6% | Joseph Murphy Republican others 2.9% | 26.6% | D+44.0 |
| 1978 | Robert T. Matsui Democrat | 53.4% | Sandy Smoley Republican | 46.6% | D+6.9 |
| 1976 | John E. Moss Democrat | 72.9% | George R. Marsh, Jr. Republican | 27.1% | D+45.7 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in CA-3 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits