U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives, 51st District


Candidate Last Report Total Raised Total Spent Debt Cash-on-Hand Net COH
headshot Sara Jacobs* (D)
Representative, U.S. Congress
03-31-24 $1,187,634.62 $697,643.42 $350,000.00 $287,990.35 -$62,009.65
headshot Bill Wells (R)
Mayor, City of El Cajon
03-31-24 $574,600.72 $521,716.22 $0.00 $51,049.55 $51,049.55
* = Incumbent(s)
Current Registration Data (As of April 2024)
Total Voters DEM REP OTHER MARGIN
435,131 43.16% 25.40% 31.44% D +17.75%
Candidate Performance
Election DEM REP Margin Turnout
2022 Gubernatorial Newsom - 59.5% Dahle - 40.5% D +19.0% N/A
2020 Presidential Biden - 62.5% Trump - 35.2% D +27.30% N/A
2018 Gubernatorial Newsom - 59.1% Cox - 40.9% D +18.20% N/A
2016 Presidential Clinton - 58.4% Trump - 35.4% D +23.00% N/A
Census Data (Voting Age Population)
Total Population Total White Hispanic Black Asian Native Pacific
758,201 45.7% 25.0% 8.3% 20.4% 2.7% 1.2%

2024 Primary Election Results (March 5, 2024)
Name Votes Vote % Vote Share
Sara Jacobs (D) 90,901 57.36%
Bill Wells (R) 61,923 39.07%
Stan Caplan (R) 3,164 2.0%
Hilaire Shioura (DTS) 2,496 1.57%
2022 General Election Results (November 8, 2022)
Name Votes Vote % Vote Share
Sara Jacobs (D) 144,186 61.86%
Stan Caplan (R) 88,886 38.14%
2022 Primary Election Results (June 7, 2022)
Name Votes Vote % Vote Share
Sara Jacobs (D) 91,329 60.52%
Stan Caplan (R) 56,183 37.23%
Jose Cortes (P&F) 3,343 2.22%
Barrett Holman Leak (D) 55 0.04%
2020 General Election Results (November 3, 2020)
Name Votes Vote % Vote Share
Juan Vargas (D) 165,596 68.3%
Juan Hidalgo (R) 76,841 31.7%
2020 Primary Election Results (March 3, 2020)
Name Votes Vote % Vote Share
Juan Vargas (D) 77,744 71.36%
Juan Hidalgo (R) 31,209 28.64%