2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California

← 2018 November 4, 2020 2022 →
All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 46 7 Seats before 45 8 Seats won 42 11 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 11,083,766 5,640,188 Percentage 66.27% 33.73% Swing 0.53% 1.12%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 53 U.S. Representatives from the state of California, one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

This is the first general election since 1994 where a Republican has defeated an incumbent House Democrat in California. This year, despite the statewide dominance by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden , a record-breaking number of Republicans defeated Democratic House incumbents: Young Kim defeated Gil Cisneros in District 39, Michelle Park Steel defeated Harley Rouda in District 48, and David Valadao defeated TJ Cox in District 21 to reclaim his old seat. This happened even as Democrats won the statewide combined House vote by a wider margin than Biden.^[1] Mike Garcia also defeated Christy Smith in District 25 to retain the seat he flipped in the May 12th, 2020 special election to fill the seat vacated by Katie Hill, which he subsequently held in the general election.^[2]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2020 Primary election — March 3, 2020
Party		Votes	Percentage	Candidates	Advancing to general	Seats contesting
	Democratic	5,989,781	65.65	124	60	53
	Republican	2,973,937	32.60	96	46	46
	No party preference	99,842	1.09	22	0	0
	Green	38,524	0.42	4	0	0
	American Independent	11,271	0.12	3	0	0
	Libertarian	7,985	0.09	2	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	1,821	0.02	1	0	0
Totals		9,123,161	100.00	252	106	—

District 1

2020 California's 1st congressional district election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022 →

Candidate Doug LaMalfa Audrey Denny Party Republican Democratic

LaMalfa—80–90%   LaMalfa—70–80%   LaMalfa—60–70%   LaMalfa—50–60%   LaMalfa—40–50%   Denney—40–50%

Incumbent U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa Republican

The 1st district covers the northeastern part of the state bordering Nevada and Oregon. The incumbent is Republican Doug LaMalfa, who was re-elected with 54.9% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Audrey Denney (Democratic), educator and 2018 nominee for California's 1st congressional district^[4]
• Doug LaMalfa (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Gregory Edward Cheadle (no party preference), perennial candidate^[6]
• Joseph LeTourneau IV (no party preference), leadership developer^[7]
• Rob Lydon (Democratic), veterinarian^[7]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Likely R	October 20, 2020
Politico[18]	Likely R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Likely R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Polling

Primary election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Doug LaMalfa (R)	Audrey Denney (D)	Undecided
Lake Research Partners (D)[A]	October 1–4, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	49%	45%	5%
Lake Research Partners (D)[A]	June 10–14, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	46%	41%	11%

Results

California's 1st congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa (incumbent)	128,613	54.6
	Democratic	Audrey Denney	92,655	39.4
	Democratic	Rob Lydon	8,745	3.7
	No party preference	Joseph LeTourneau IV	2,769	1.2
	No party preference	Gregory Edward Cheadle	2,596	1.1
	Republican	Kenneth E. Swanson (write-in)	13	0.0
Total votes			235,391	100.0
General election
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa (incumbent)	204,190	57.0
	Democratic	Audrey Denney	154,073	43.0
Total votes			358,263	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2020 California's 2nd congressional district election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022 →

Candidate Jared Huffman Dale K. Mensing Party Democratic Republican

Huffman—70–80%   Huffman—60–70%   Huffman—50–60%   Huffman—40–50%   Mensing—40–50%

Incumbent U.S. Representative Jared Huffman Democratic

The 2nd district encompasses the North Coast, stretching from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border, taking in San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato, Windsor, Healdsburg, Ukiah, Fort Bragg, Fortuna, Eureka, Arcata, McKinleyville, and Crescent City. The incumbent is Democrat Jared Huffman, who was re-elected with 77.0% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Jared Huffman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[24]
• Dale K. Mensing (Republican), candidate for California's 2nd congressional district in 2014, 2016, and 2018^[25]

Eliminated in primary

• Melissa Bradley (Green), businesswoman^[24]
• Charles "Wally" Coppock (American Independent)^[24]
• Rachel Moniz (Democratic), operations officer^[24]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Huffman (incumbent)	184,155	67.7
	Republican	Dale K. Mensing	51,287	18.9
	Democratic	Rachel Moniz	20,609	7.6
	Green	Melissa Bradley	12,412	4.6
	American Independent	Charles "Wally" Coppock	3,600	1.3
Total votes			272,063	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jared Huffman (incumbent)	294,435	75.7
	Republican	Dale K. Mensing	94,320	24.3
Total votes			388,755	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2020 California's 3rd congressional district election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022 →

Candidate John Garamendi Tamika Hamilton Party Democratic Republican

Garamendi—70–80%   Garamendi—50–60%   Garamendi—40–50%   Hamilton—40–50%

Incumbent U.S. Representative John Garamendi Democratic

The 3rd district takes in areas north and west of Sacramento. It consists of Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba counties plus portions of Glenn, Lake, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo counties. The incumbent is Democrat John Garamendi, who was re-elected with 58.1% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• John Garamendi (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[26]
• Tamika Hamilton (Republican), U.S. Air Force veteran^[27]

Eliminated in primary

• Sean Feucht (Republican), gospel singer^[28]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	October 24, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 3rd congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	110,504	59.2
	Republican	Tamika Hamilton	50,925	27.3
	Republican	Sean Feucht	25,243	13.5
Total votes			186,672	100.0
General election
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	176,036	54.7
	Republican	Tamika Hamilton	145,941	45.3
Total votes			321,977	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2020 California's 4th congressional district election

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Candidate Brynne S. Kennedy Tom McClintock Party Democratic Republican

McClintock—60–70%   McClintock—50–60%   Kennedy—60–70%

Incumbent U.S. Representative Tom McClintock Republican

The 4th district encompasses the suburbs of Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada. The incumbent is Republican Tom McClintock, who was re-elected with 54.1% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Brynne S. Kennedy (Democratic), businesswoman^[34]
• Tom McClintock (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Julianne Benzel (Republican), history teacher^[36]
• Jamie Byers (Republican), state parole agent^[7]
• Robert Lawton (no party preference), businessman and Democratic candidate for California's 4th congressional district in 2018^[37]
• Jacob Thomas (Republican), businessman^[38]

Withdrawn

• Sean Frame (Democratic), Placerville Union school board member^[39]

Declined

• Jessica Morse (Democratic), deputy secretary of forest resources management at the California Natural Resources Agency and candidate for California's 4th congressional district in 2018^[40]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Likely R	July 17, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Likely R	September 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Likely R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Likely R	October 26, 2020
RCP[20]	Likely R	October 24, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Likely R	June 7, 2020

Polling

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Tom McClintock (R)	Brynne Kennedy (D)	Undecided
Lake Research Partners (D)[B]	October 12–14, 2020	958 (LV)	± 4.14%	49%	45%	6%
Lake Research Partners (D)[B]	July 22–25, 2020	650 (LV)	–	45%	42%	13%
Lake Research Partners (D)[B]	April 26 – May 4, 2020	2,196 (LV)	–	46%	40%	14%

Results

California's 4th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	141,244	50.7
	Democratic	Brynne S. Kennedy	110,771	39.8
	Republican	Julianne Benzel	12,138	4.4
	No party preference	Robert Lawton	4,848	1.7
	Republican	Jamie Byers	4,822	1.7
	Republican	Jacob Thomas	4,527	1.6
Total votes			278,350	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	247,291	55.9
	Democratic	Brynne S. Kennedy	194,731	44.1
Total votes			442,022	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2020 California's 5th congressional district election

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Candidate Scott Giblin Mike Thompson Party Republican Democratic

Thompson—60–70%   Thompson—50–60%

Incumbent U.S. Representative Mike Thompson Democratic

The 5th district encompasses much of California's wine country. It includes Cotati, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, Napa, American Canyon, Vallejo, Benicia, Hercules, and part of Martinez. The incumbent is Democrat Mike Thompson, who was re-elected with 78.9% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Scott Giblin (Republican), information services technician^[45]
• Mike Thompson (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[45]

Eliminated in primary

• Jason Kishineff (Democratic), activist^[46]
• Josh Wesley Tyler (Democratic), teacher^[47]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 5th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	146,980	67.5
	Republican	Scott Giblin	43,987	20.2
	Democratic	John Wesley Tyler	20,725	9.5
	Democratic	Jason Kishineff	5,928	2.7
Total votes			217,620	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	271,233	76.1
	Republican	Scott Giblin	85,227	23.9
Total votes			356,460	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2020 California's 6th congressional district election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022 →

Candidate Chris Bish Doris Matsui Party Republican Democratic

Matsui—70–80%   Matsui—60–70%

Incumbent U.S. Representative Doris Matsui Democratic

The 6th district takes in Sacramento and its surrounding suburbs, including West Sacramento and North Highlands. The incumbent is Democrat Doris Matsui, who was re-elected with 80.4% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Chris Bish (Republican), realtor^[7]
• Doris Matsui (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Sherwood Ellsworth Haisty Jr. (Republican), minister^[7]
• Benjamin Emard (Democratic), attorney^[7]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 6th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	119,408	70.2
	Republican	Chris Bish	24,321	14.3
	Democratic	Benjamin Emard	13,253	7.8
	Republican	Sherwood Ellsworth Haisty Jr.	13,137	7.7
Total votes			170,119	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	229,648	73.3
	Republican	Chris Bish	83,466	26.7
Total votes			313,114	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

2020 California's 7th congressional district election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022 →

Candidate Ami Bera Buzz Patterson Party Democratic Republican

Bera—50–60% (within Sacramento County)

Incumbent U.S. Representative Ami Bera Democratic

The 7th district is located in southern and eastern Sacramento County, including the cities of Elk Grove, Folsom, and Rancho Cordova. The incumbent is Democrat Ami Bera, who was re-elected with 55.0% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Ami Bera (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[49]
• Buzz Patterson (Republican), retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel^[50]

Eliminated in primary

• Jeff Burdick (Democratic), public affairs specialist^[49]
• Jon Ivy (Republican), voting rights activist^[51]
• Chris Richardson (Green), engineer^[7]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Likely D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Likely D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 7th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	106,124	50.3
	Republican	Buzz Patterson	70,803	33.6
	Democratic	Jeff Burdick	15,114	7.2
	Republican	Jon Ivy	14,017	6.6
	Green	Chris Richardson	4,837	2.3
Total votes			210,895	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	217,416	56.6
	Republican	Buzz Patterson	166,549	43.4
Total votes			383,965	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2020 California's 8th congressional district election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022 →

Candidate Jay Obernolte Christine Bubser Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 158,711 124,400 Percentage 56.1 43.9

* Mono:   Bubser—60–70% Inyo:   Obernolte—50–60% San Bernardino:   Obernolte—50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Paul Cook Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte Republican

The 8th district includes most of the eastern desert regions of the state. It stretches from Mono Lake to Twentynine Palms and consists of Inyo and Mono counties plus most of San Bernardino County. The incumbent is Republican Paul Cook, who was re-elected with 60.0% of the vote in 2018.^[3] Cook announced on September 17, 2019, that he would not seek re-election, instead planning to run for an open seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.^[56]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Christine Bubser (Democratic), engineer and biotechnology advisor^[57]
• Jay Obernolte (Republican), state assemblyman^[58]

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Conaway (Democratic), attorney and candidate for California's 8th congressional district in 2014^[59]
• Tim Donnelly (Republican), former state assemblyman and candidate for California's 8th congressional district in 2016 & 2018^[60]
• James Ellars (Democratic), energy consultant^[61]
• Jeff Esmus (no party preference), teacher^[59]
• Jerry Laws (Republican), candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2018^[59]
• Jeremy Staat (Republican), U.S. Marine veteran and former NFL player^[62]
• Justin David Whitehead (Republican), realtor^[59]

Declined

• Paul Cook (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative^[56]
• Chad Mayes (Independent), state assemblyman^[58]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe R	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Likely R	October 24, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Polling

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Jay Obernolte (R)	Christine Bubser (D)	Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D)[C]	August 1–5, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	38%	13%

Results

California's 8th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Obernolte	50,677	35.0
	Democratic	Christine Bubser	41,595	28.7
	Republican	Tim Donnelly	30,079	20.7
	Democratic	Bob Conaway	9,053	6.2
	No party preference	Jeff Esmus	4,042	2.8
	Democratic	James Ellars	3,948	2.7
	Republican	Jeremy Staat	2,288	1.6
	Republican	Jerry Laws	2,010	1.4
	Republican	Justin David Whitehead	1,305	0.9
	No party preference	J. Green (write-in)	11	0.0
Total votes			145,008	100.0
General election
	Republican	Jay Obernolte	158,711	56.1
	Democratic	Christine Bubser	124,400	43.9
Total votes			283,111	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

The 9th district is centered around the San Joaquin Delta, taking in Stockton, Antioch, Galt, Oakley, Lathrop, and Lodi. The incumbent is Democrat Jerry McNerney, who was re-elected with 56.5% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Antonio C. "Tony" Amador (Republican), retired U.S. Marshal and candidate for California's 9th congressional district in 2014 and 2016^[7]
• Jerry McNerney (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• William Martinek (Republican), financial advisor^[66]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Likely D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 9th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	86,556	57.0
	Republican	Antonio C. "Tony" Amador	45,962	30.3
	Republican	William Martinek	19,255	12.7
	Democratic	Crystal Sawyer White (write-in)	22	0.0
Total votes			151,795	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	174,252	57.6
	Republican	Antonio C. "Tony" Amador	128,358	42.4
Total votes			302,610	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

2020 California's 10th congressional district election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

Candidate Josh Harder Ted Howze Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 161,745 131,447 Percentage 55.2% 44.8%

County results Harder:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Josh Harder Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Josh Harder Democratic

The 10th district covers San Joaquin Valley, including the cities of Oakdale, Manteca, Modesto, Tracy, and Turlock. The incumbent is Democrat Josh Harder, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.3% of the vote in the 2018 district election.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Josh Harder (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• Ted Howze (Republican), veterinarian, former Turlock city councilman, and candidate for California's 10th congressional district in 2018^[67]

Eliminated in primary

• Michael J. "Mike" Barkley (Democratic), accountant and perennial candidate^[68]
• Ryan Blevins (Democratic), robotics engineer^[68]
• Bob Elliott (Republican), San Joaquin County supervisor^[69]
• Marla Sousa Livengood (Republican), businesswoman and candidate for California's 9th congressional district in 2018^[70]

Withdrawn

• Charles Dossett (Republican), U.S. Army veteran^[71]

Declined

• Jeff Denham (Republican), former U.S. Representative^[72]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Likely D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Likely D	July 6, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[20]	Lean D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 10th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Harder (incumbent)	69,668	44.1
	Republican	Ted Howze	53,574	33.9
	Republican	Bob Elliott	20,481	13.0
	Democratic	Michael J. "Mike" Barkley	5,561	3.5
	Republican	Marla Sousa Livengood	5,270	3.3
	Democratic	Ryan Blevins	3,536	2.2
Total votes			158,090	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Josh Harder (incumbent)	166,865	55.2
	Republican	Ted Howze	135,629	44.8
Total votes			302,494	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

The 11th district encompasses parts of the East Bay, including Alamo, Antioch, Bay Point, Blackhawk, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Diablo, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Kensington, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo, Richmond and Walnut Creek. The incumbent is Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, who was re-elected with 74.1% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[79]
• Nisha Sharma (Republican), realtor^[79]

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Ernest Kerr (Green), social justice advocate^[79]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 11th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)	151,544	71.2
	Republican	Nisha Sharma	45,606	21.4
	Green	Michael Ernest Kerr	15,697	7.4
Total votes			212,847	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)	271,063	73.0
	Republican	Nisha Sharma	100,293	27.0
Total votes			371,356	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

The 12th district is based entirely within San Francisco. The incumbent is the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Democratic), who was re-elected with 86.8% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Shahid Buttar (Democratic), civil liberties attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and candidate for California's 12th congressional district in 2018^[80]
• Nancy Pelosi (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Agatha Bacelar (Democratic), documentary filmmaker and engineer^[81]
• John Dennis (Republican), businessman and perennial candidate^[7]
• Deanna Lorraine (Republican), political commentator^[82]

Withdrawn

• Tom Gallagher (Democratic), former Massachusetts state representative (1980–1986)^[83]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 12th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	190,590	74.0
	Democratic	Shahid Buttar	33,344	13.0
	Republican	John Dennis	19,883	7.7
	Democratic	Tom Gallagher (withdrawn)	5,094	2.0
	Republican	Deanna Lorraine	4,635	1.8
	Democratic	Agatha Bacelar	3,890	1.5
Total votes			257,436	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	281,776	77.6
	Democratic	Shahid Buttar	81,174	22.4
Total votes			362,950	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

The 13th district takes in northern Alameda County, encompassing Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, and San Leandro. The incumbent is Democrat Barbara Lee, who was re-elected with 88.4% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Barbara Lee (Democratic), incumbent U.S Representative^[102]
• Nikka Piterman (Republican), software engineer^[103]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 13th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	230,482	92.6
	Republican	Nikka Piterman	18,553	7.4
Total votes			249,035	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	327,863	90.4
	Republican	Nikka Piterman	34,955	9.6
Total votes			362,818	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

The 14th district is located on the San Francisco Peninsula, taking in most of San Mateo County and a small part of southwestern San Francisco. The incumbent is Democrat Jackie Speier, who was re-elected with 79.2% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Ran Petel (Republican), financial executive^[7]
• Jackie Speier (Democratic), incumbent U.S Representative^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Cristos Goodrow (Democratic), technology executive^[7]
• Eric Taylor (no party preference), research manager^[7]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 14th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	158,158	77.3
	Republican	Ran Petel	32,447	15.9
	Democratic	Cristos Goodrow	7,843	3.8
	No party preference	Eric Taylor	6,081	3.0
Total votes			204,529	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	278,227	79.3
	Republican	Ran Petel	72,684	20.7
Total votes			350,911	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

The 15th district encompasses eastern Alameda County, including Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Pleasanton, Sunol, Union City, and parts of Contra Costa County, including San Ramon and part of Danville. The incumbent is Democrat Eric Swalwell, who was re-elected with 73.0% of the vote in 2018,^[3] and ran in the 2020 presidential race.^[104] Swalwell joined the House race after ending his presidential campaign.^[105][106]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Alison Hayden (Republican), special education teacher^[79]
• Eric Swalwell (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[107]

Eliminated in primary

• Samantha Campbell (Democratic), college student^[79]
• Don J. Grundmann (no party preference), chiropractor (Constitution)^[I][79]
• Austin E. Intal (Democratic), sales and real estate agent^[79]
• Peter Yuan Liu (Republican), candidate for Governor of California in 2018^[79]
• Tuan Phan (Democratic), biochemist^[79]

Withdrawn

• Aisha Wahab (Democratic), Hayward city councilwoman^[108]
• Bob Wieckowski (Democratic), state senator^[109]

Declined

• Catharine Baker (Republican), former state assemblywoman^[105]
• Rob Bonta (Democratic), state assemblyman (running for re-election)^[110]
• Ellen Corbett (Democratic), former majority leader of the California State Senate^[111]
• Scott Haggerty (Democratic), Alameda County supervisor^[105]
• Nancy O'Malley (Democratic), Alameda County district attorney^[111]
• Bill Quirk (Democratic), state assemblyman^[105]
• Tim Sbranti (Democratic), former mayor of Dublin^[111]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 15th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell (incumbent)	103,826	59.0
	Republican	Alison Hayden	29,864	17.0
	Democratic	Samantha Campbell	17,286	9.8
	Republican	Peter Liu	13,634	7.8
	Democratic	Tuan Phan	6,509	3.7
	Democratic	Austin E. Intal	2,548	1.4
	No party preference	Don J. Grundmann	2,194	1.2
Total votes			175,861	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell (incumbent)	242,991	70.9
	Republican	Alison Hayden	99,710	29.1
Total votes			342,701	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

The 16th district is located in central San Joaquin Valley, including the cities of Madera, Merced, and the western half of Fresno. The incumbent is Democrat Jim Costa, who was re-elected with 57.5% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Kevin Cookingham (Republican), former Clovis Unified School District educator^[112]
• Jim Costa (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[113]

Eliminated in primary

• Esmeralda Soria (Democratic), Fresno city councilwoman^[114]
• Kimberly Elizabeth Williams (Democratic), former U.S. diplomat and college professor^[115]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Likely D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 16th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	41,228	37.5
	Republican	Kevin Cookingham	38,652	35.2
	Democratic	Esmeralda Soria	23,484	21.4
	Democratic	Kimberly Elizabeth Williams	6,458	5.9
Total votes			109,822	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	128,690	59.4
	Republican	Kevin Cookingham	88,039	40.6
Total votes			216,729	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

The 17th district encompasses parts of the Silicon Valley, taking in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Newark, most of Fremont, and a small part of northern San Jose. The incumbent is Democrat Ro Khanna, who was re-elected with 75.3% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Ro Khanna (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[102]
• Ritesh Tandon (Republican), businessman^[102]

Eliminated in primary

• Joe Dehn (Libertarian), square dance caller^[7]
• Stephen Forbes (Democratic), business analyst and candidate for California's 17th congressional district in 2018

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 17th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ro Khanna (incumbent)	107,638	68.6
	Republican	Ritesh Tandon	33,527	21.4
	Democratic	Stephen Forbes	12,110	7.7
	Libertarian	Joe Dehn	3,523	2.2
Total votes			156,798	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ro Khanna (incumbent)	212,137	71.3
	Republican	Ritesh Tandon	85,199	28.7
Total votes			297,336	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

The 18th district encompasses the western San Francisco South Bay and includes the cities of Palo Alto, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Stanford, Los Altos, Mountain View, Campbell, Saratoga, and Los Gatos, as well as part of San Jose. The incumbent is Democrat Anna Eshoo, who was re-elected with 74.5% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Anna Eshoo (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• Rishi Kumar (Democratic), Saratoga city councilman^[132]

Eliminated in primary

• Richard B. Fox (Republican), physician^[7]
• Bob Goodwyn (Libertarian), pilot^[7]
• Phil Reynolds (Republican), engineer^[7]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 18th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	146,225	61.7
	Democratic	Rishi Kumar	38,826	16.4
	Republican	Richard B. Fox	28,863	12.2
	Republican	Phil Reynolds	18,600	7.9
	Libertarian	Bob Goodwyn	4,462	1.9
Total votes			236,976	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	217,377	63.2
	Democratic	Rishi Kumar	126,750	36.8
Total votes			344,127	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

The 19th district is based in the eastern San Francisco South Bay centering on San Jose, as well as taking in Morgan Hill. The incumbent is Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who was re-elected with 73.8% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Justin Aguilera (Republican), businessman^[7]
• Zoe Lofgren (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Ignacio Cruz (Republican), economic development director^[7]
• Jason Mallory (no party preference)^[7]
• Ivan Torres (Democratic), healthcare worker^[7]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 19th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	104,456	62.7
	Republican	Justin Aguilera	20,469	12.3
	Republican	Ignacio Cruz	19,109	11.5
	Democratic	Ivan Torres	18,916	11.4
	No party preference	Jason Mallory	3,516	2.1
Total votes			166,466	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	224,385	71.7
	Republican	Justin Aguilera	88,642	28.3
Total votes			313,027	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

The 20th district encompasses the Monterey Bay, including Santa Cruz, Salinas, and Gilroy. The incumbent is Democrat Jimmy Panetta, who was re-elected with 81.4% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general

• Jeff Gorman (Republican), financial adviser^[133]
• Jimmy Panetta (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[134]

Eliminated in primary

• Adam Bolaños Scow (Democratic), environmental activist^[133]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 20th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Panetta (incumbent)	123,615	66.2
	Republican	Jeff Gorman	38,001	20.3
	Democratic	Adam Bolaños Scow	25,172	13.5
Total votes			186,788	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Panetta (incumbent)	236,896	76.8
	Republican	Jeff Gorman	71,658	23.2
Total votes			308,554	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

The 21st district covers San Joaquin Valley, including Coalinga, Delano, Hanford, and parts of Bakersfield, specifically East Bakersfield and Downtown Bakersfield. The incumbent is Democrat TJ Cox, who flipped the district and was elected in 2018 with 50.4% of the vote.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• TJ Cox (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[135]
• Ricardo De La Fuente (Democratic), businessman and son of Rocky De La Fuente^[136]
• Rocky De La Fuente (Republican), candidate for U.S. president in 2016 and perennial candidate^[136]
• David Valadao (Republican), former U.S. Representative^[137]

Declined

• Ruben Macareno (no party preference), Farmersville city councilman and former chair of the Tulare County Democratic Party^[138]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Tossup	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Tossup	October 1, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Tossup	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Tossup	October 19, 2020
RCP[20]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Likely D	June 7, 2020

Polling

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	TJ Cox (D)	David Valadao (R)	Undecided
American Viewpoint (R)[D]	September 8–10, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	38%	49%	9%
NRCC (R)	June 30 – July 2, 2019	400 (LV)	–	36%	52%	11%

Results

California's 21st congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao	39,488	49.7
	Democratic	TJ Cox (incumbent)	30,697	38.7
	Democratic	Ricardo De La Fuente	7,309	9.2
	Republican	Rocky De La Fuente	1,912	2.4
Total votes			79,406	100.0
General election
	Republican	David Valadao	85,928	50.5
	Democratic	TJ Cox (incumbent)	84,406	49.5
Total votes			170,334	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 22

The 22nd district covers San Joaquin Valley, including eastern Fresno, Clovis, Tulare, and Visalia. The incumbent is Republican Devin Nunes, who was re-elected with 52.7% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Phil Arballo (Democratic), financial adviser^[148]
• Bobby Bliatout (Democratic), healthcare executive and candidate for California's 22nd congressional district in 2018^[148]
• Eric Garcia (no party preference), graduate student^[138]
• Devin Nunes (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative^[138]
• Dary Rezvani (Democratic), management consultant^[148]

Declined

• Ricardo Franco (Democratic), candidate for California's 22nd congressional district in 2018^[149]
• Andrew Janz (Democratic), Fresno County prosecutor and nominee for California's 22nd congressional district in 2018 (running for mayor of Fresno)^[150]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Likely R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Likely R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Likely R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Likely R	June 7, 2020

Polling

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Devin Nunes (R)	Phil Arballo (D)	Undecided
Strategies 360 (D)[E]	September 29 – October 1, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	51%	46%	–
Strategies 360 (D)[E]	June 23–29, 2020[c]	400 (LV)	–	51%	42%	–

Results

California's 22nd congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	94,686	56.1
	Democratic	Phil Arballo	42,218	25.0
	Democratic	Bobby Bliatout	22,078	13.1
	Democratic	Dary Rezvani	5,273	3.1
	No party preference	Eric Garcia	4,515	2.7
Total votes			168,770	100.0
General election
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	170,888	54.2
	Democratic	Phil Arballo	144,251	45.8
Total votes			315,139	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

The 23rd district is based in the southern Central Valley, taking in parts of Bakersfield, Porterville, California City, Ridgecrest, western Lancaster, and Quartz Hill. The incumbent is House Minority Leader, Republican Kevin McCarthy, who was re-elected with 63.7% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Kim Mangone (Democratic), systems engineer and U.S. Air Force veteran^[151]
• Kevin McCarthy (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative^[152]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 23rd congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)	107,897	66.5
	Democratic	Kim Mangone	54,375	33.5
Total votes			162,272	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)	190,222	62.1
	Democratic	Kim Mangone	115,896	37.9
Total votes			306,118	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

The 24th district is based in the Central Coast and includes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. The incumbent is Democrat Salud Carbajal, who was re-elected with 58.6% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Andy Caldwell (Republican), nonprofit executive^[153]
• Salud Carbajal (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[154]
• Kenneth Young (no party preference), civil engineer^[7]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 24th congressional district, 2020^[22][23].

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Salud Carbajal (incumbent)	139,973	57.8
	Republican	Andy Caldwell	92,537	38.2
	No party preference	Kenneth Young	9,650	4.0
Total votes			242,160	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Salud Carbajal (incumbent)	212,564	58.7
	Republican	Andy Caldwell	149,781	41.3
Total votes			362,345	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 25

2020 California's 25th congressional district election

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California's 25th congressional district
Candidate Mike Garcia Christy Smith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 169,060 168,660 Percentage 50.1% 49.9%
U.S. Representative before election Mike Garcia Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Garcia Republican

The 25th district is based in northern Los Angeles County and eastern Ventura County, and includes the cities of Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Palmdale, and eastern Lancaster. The seat was vacant from November 3, 2019 to May 19, 2020. Democrat Katie Hill resigned after she was alleged to have had inappropriate relations with one of her congressional staffers.^[158] Hill had flipped the district in 2018 and was elected with 54.4% of the vote.^[3] A special election to fill Hill's vacancy was held before the general election in 2020. Republican Mike Garcia won the special election, and was seated on May 19, 2020.

Candidates

Declared

• Otis Lee Cooper (no party preference), legal defense investigator^[7]
• Robert Cooper III (Democratic), college professor^[159]
• Getro Franck Elize (Democratic), patient resource worker^[159]
• Mike Garcia (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative^[160]
• Kenneth Jenks (Republican), U.S. Marine Corps veteran and telecommunications executive^[159]
• Steve Knight (Republican), former U.S. Representative^[161]
• David Lozano (Republican), attorney^[159]
• Daniel Mercuri (Republican), businessman^[7]
• George Papadopoulos (Republican), foreign policy adviser for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign^[162]
• Christy Smith (Democratic), state assemblywoman^[163]
• Cenk Uygur (Democratic), journalist and CEO and host of The Young Turks^[164]
• Aníbal Valdéz-Ortega (Democratic), attorney and community organizer^[7]

Withdrawn

• Mark Cripe (Republican), Los Angeles County deputy sheriff^[165]
• Christopher C. Smith (Democratic), documentary filmmaker^[7][166]
• Angela Underwood-Jacobs (Republican), Lancaster city councilwoman^[165]
• Suzette Valladares (Republican), businesswoman^[167]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Tossup	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Tossup	September 18, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Lean R	September 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Tossup	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Tossup	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Likely D (flip)	June 7, 2020

Polling

Primary election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Mike Garcia (R)	Steve Knight (R)	George Papadopoulos (R)	Christy Smith (D)	Cenk Uygur (D)
Tulchin Research (D)[F]	December 12–19, 2019	– (V)[d]	–[e]	13%	26%	3%	30%	5%

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Mike Garcia (R)	Christy Smith (D)	Undecided
Breakthrough Campaigns (D)[G]	October 3–6, 2020	644 (LV)	± 3.9%	47%	49%	–
Normington, Petts & Associates (D)[H]	September 21–23, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	45%	51%	4%
Global Strategy Group (D)	August 26–30, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	46%	45%	9%
American Viewpoint (R)[I]	July 26–28, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	41%	8%
DCCC Targeting and Analytics Department (D)[F]	May 6–10, 2020	675 (LV)[f]	–	46%	48%	–

Results

California's 25th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christy Smith	49,679	31.7
	Republican	Mike Garcia	37,381	23.9
	Republican	Steve Knight	29,645	18.9
	Democratic	Cenk Uygur	9,246	5.9
	Democratic	Getro Franck Elize	6,317	4.0
	Republican	David Lozano	6,272	4.0
	Democratic	Anibal Valdéz-Ortega	4,920	3.1
	Democratic	Robert Cooper III	4,474	2.9
	Republican	George Papadopoulos	2,749	1.8
	No party preference	Otis Lee Cooper	2,183	1.4
	Democratic	Christopher C. Smith (withdrawn)	2,089	1.3
	Republican	Daniel Mercuri	913	0.6
	Republican	Kenneth Jenks	682	0.4
Total votes			156,550	100.0
General election
	Republican	Mike Garcia (incumbent)	169,638	50.05
	Democratic	Christy Smith	169,305	49.95
Total votes			338,943	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

The 26th district is based in the southern Central Coast and is located entirely within Ventura County, taking in Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura, Santa Paula, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Moorpark, and parts of Simi Valley. The incumbent is Democrat Julia Brownley, who was re-elected with 61.9% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy (Republican), attorney and candidate for California State Assembly in 2018^[168]
• Julia Brownley (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• Enrique Petris (Democratic), contract administrator^[7]
• Robert L. Salas (Democratic), retired teacher^[7]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 26th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Brownley (incumbent)	106,141	55.8
	Republican	Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy	67,579	35.6
	Democratic	Robert L. Salas	12,717	6.7
	Democratic	Enrique Petris	3,624	1.9
Total votes			190,061	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Julia Brownley (incumbent)	208,856	60.6
	Republican	Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy	135,877	39.4
Total votes			344,733	100.0

District 27

The 27 district encompasses the San Gabriel Valley, including Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Bradbury, Claremont, East Pasadena, Glendora, Monrovia, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Rosemead, San Antonio Heights, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, South San Gabriel, Temple City, and Upland. The incumbent is Democrat Judy Chu, who was re-elected with 79.2% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Beatrice Cardenas (Republican), loan officer^[169]
• Judy Chu (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[170]
• Christian Daly (no party preference), former Duarte city manager intern^[169]
• Johnny J. Nalbandian (Republican), entrepreneur and candidate for California's 28th congressional district in 2018^[171]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 27th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	117,724	70.9
	Republican	Johnny J. Nalbandian	22,300	13.4
	Republican	Beatrice Cardenas	19,449	11.7
	No party preference	Christian Daly	6,504	3.9
Total votes			165,977	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	221,411	69.8
	Republican	Johnny J. Nalbandian	95,907	30.2
Total votes			317,318	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 28

The 28th district is based in the San Fernando Valley and includes West Hollywood, Burbank, parts of Pasadena, Glendale, the Verdugo Hills communities of Sunland and Tujunga, as well as parts of central Los Angeles including Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills, Echo Park, Silver Lake, and Los Feliz. The incumbent is Democrat Adam Schiff, who was re-elected with 78.4% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Chad D. Anderson (Democratic), entrepreneur^[7]
• Jennifer Barbosa (no party preference), realtor and activist^[172]
• William Bodell (Republican), businessman^[7]
• Eric Early (Republican), attorney and candidate for Attorney General of California in 2018^[173]
• Sal Genovese (Democratic), community services director^[7]
• Maebe A. Girl (Democratic), Silver Lake neighborhood councilwoman and drag queen^[174]
• Ara Khachig Manoogian (Democratic), security systems integrator^[7]
• Adam Schiff (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[172]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 28th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	110,251	59.6
	Republican	Eric Early	23,243	12.6
	Democratic	Maebe A. Girl	22,129	12.0
	No party preference	Jennifer Barbosa	10,421	5.6
	Republican	William Bodell	7,093	3.8
	Democratic	Sal Genovese	6,294	3.4
	Democratic	Ara Khachig Manoogian	3,290	1.9
	Democratic	Chad D. Anderson	2,359	1.3
Total votes			185,080	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	244,471	72.7
	Republican	Eric Early	91,928	27.3
Total votes			336,399	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

The 29th district is based in the eastern San Fernando Valley, taking in the city of San Fernando as well as the Los Angeles communities of Van Nuys, Pacoima, Arleta, Panorama City, Sylmar and parts of Sun Valley and North Hollywood. The incumbent is Democrat Tony Cárdenas, who was re-elected with 80.6% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced from Primary

• Tony Cárdenas (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• Angélica Dueñas (Democratic), member of the Sun Valley Neighborhood council^[182]

Eliminated in Primary

• Michael R. Guzik (Democratic), ride-share driver^[7]
• Brian Perras (Republican), U.S. Navy veteran^[7]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 29th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Cárdenas (incumbent)	56,984	58.5
	Democratic	Angélica Dueñas	22,423	23.0
	Republican	Brian Perras	14,571	15.0
	Democratic	Michael R. Guzik	3,373	3.5
Total votes			97,351	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tony Cárdenas (incumbent)	119,420	56.6
	Democratic	Angélica Dueñas	91,524	43.4
Total votes			210,944	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 30

The 30th district is based in the western San Fernando Valley, including the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Encino, Granada Hills, Northridge, Porter Ranch, Reseda, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Tarzana, Toluca Lake, West Hills, Winnetka, and Woodland Hills, as well as Calabasas, Bell Canyon, and Hidden Hills. The incumbent is Democrat Brad Sherman, who was re-elected with 73.4% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Courtney "CJ" Berina (Democratic), marketing consultant^[7]
• Brian T. Carroll (Democratic)^[7]
• Raji Rab (Democratic), commercial pilot and candidate for California's 30th congressional district in 2018^[7]
• Mark S. Reed (Republican), businessman and perennial candidate^[7]
• Brad Sherman (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 30th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	99,282	58.1
	Republican	Mark S. Reed	38,778	22.7
	Democratic	Courtney "CJ" Berina	18,937	11.1
	Democratic	Raji Rab	7,961	4.7
	Democratic	Brian T. Carroll	5,984	3.5
Total votes			170,942	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	240,038	69.5
	Republican	Mark S. Reed	105,426	30.5
Total votes			345,464	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 31

The 31st district encompasses parts of the Inland Empire, including San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, and parts of Rialto. The incumbent is Democrat Pete Aguilar, who was re-elected with 58.7% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Pete Aguilar (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[59]
• Agnes Gibboney (Republican), activist and angel mom^[184]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 31st congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Aguilar (incumbent)	81,994	62.2
	Republican	Agnes Gibboney	49,889	37.8
	No party preference	Eugene Weems (write-in)	51	0.0
Total votes			131,934	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Pete Aguilar (incumbent)	175,315	61.3
	Republican	Agnes Gibboney	110,735	38.7
Total votes			286,050	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 32

The 32nd district takes in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, including Baldwin Park, El Monte, West Covina, San Dimas, Azusa, and southern Glendora. The incumbent is Democrat Grace Napolitano, who was re-elected with 68.8% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Emanuel Gonzales (Democratic), dialysis technician^[7]
• Meshal "Kash" Kashifalghita (Democratic), U.S. Army Reserve officer^[7]
• Raul Ali Madrigal (Democratic, write-in), USMC veteran^[185]
• Grace Napolitano (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• Joshua M. Scott (Republican), political strategist and candidate for California's 32nd congressional district in 2018^[7]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 32nd congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	60,011	51.7
	Republican	Joshua M. Scott	32,707	28.2
	Democratic	Emanuel Gonzales	14,475	12.5
	Democratic	Meshal "Kash" Kashifalghita	8,958	7.7
Total votes			116,151	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	172,942	66.6
	Republican	Joshua M. Scott	86,818	33.4
Total votes			259,760	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 33

The 33rd district spans the coastal region of Los Angeles County, including the Beach Cities, Westside Los Angeles, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The incumbent is Democrat Ted Lieu, who was re-elected with 70.0% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Liz Barris (Democratic), nonprofit director^[7]
• James P. Bradley (Republican), businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018^[186]
• Albert Maxwell Goldberg (Democratic), candidate for California's 26th congressional district in 2012^[7]
• Ted Lieu (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[186]
• Sarah Sun Liew (Republican), businesswoman^[7]
• Kenneth W. Wright (no party preference), ophthalmology surgeon^[7]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 33rd congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Lieu (incumbent)	130,063	60.5
	Republican	James P. Bradley	37,531	17.4
	Democratic	Liz Barris	15,180	7.1
	Republican	Sarah Sun Liew	13,601	6.3
	No party preference	Kenneth W. Wright	9,673	4.5
	Democratic	Albert Maxwell Goldberg	9,032	4.2
Total votes			215,080	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ted Lieu (incumbent)	257,094	67.6
	Republican	James P. Bradley	123,334	32.4
Total votes			380,428	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

The 34th district is located entirely in the city of Los Angeles and includes the Central, East, and Northeast neighborhoods, such as Chinatown, Downtown, Eagle Rock, and Koreatown. The incumbent is Democrat Jimmy Gomez, who was re-elected with 72.5% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Advanced to general election

• Jimmy Gomez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• David Kim (Democratic), MacArthur Park neighborhood council board-member^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla (Democratic), activist^[187] (endorsed Kim)^[188]
• Keanakay Scott (Democratic), author^[7]
• Joanne L. Wright (Republican)^[7]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 34th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)	57,066	52.0
	Democratic	David Kim	23,055	21.0
	Democratic	Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla	14,961	13.6
	Republican	Joanne L. Wright	8,482	7.7
	Democratic	Keanakay Scott	6,089	5.6
Total votes			109,653	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez (incumbent)	108,792	53.0
	Democratic	David Kim	96,554	47.0
Total votes			205,346	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

The 35th district takes in southwestern San Bernardino County, including Chino, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, as well as Pomona. The incumbent is Democrat Norma Torres, who was re-elected with 69.4% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Cargile (Republican), independent filmmaker^[59]
• Norma Torres (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[59]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 35th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	70,813	70.8
	Republican	Mike Cargile	29,234	29.2
Total votes			100,047	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	169,405	69.3
	Republican	Mike Cargile	74,941	30.7
Total votes			244,346	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

The 36th district encompasses eastern Riverside County, including the desert communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio, Coachella, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, and Cathedral City, as well as Calimesa, Banning, Beaumont, San Jacinto, and Hemet. The incumbent is Democrat Raul Ruiz, who was re-elected with 59.0% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Erin Cruz (Republican), author and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018^[191]
• Patrice Kimbler (Republican)^[192]
• Raul Ruiz (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[193]
• Milo Stevanovich (Republican), attorney^[192]

Withdrawn

• Raul Ruiz (Republican)^[194]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 36th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz (incumbent)	96,266	60.5
	Republican	Erin Cruz	33,984	21.4
	Republican	Milo Stevanovich	16,775	10.5
	Republican	Patrice Kimbler	12,031	7.6
	Democratic	Gina Chapa (write-in)	45	0.0
Total votes			159,101	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz (incumbent)	185,051	60.3
	Republican	Erin Cruz	121,640	39.7
Total votes			306,691	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 37

The 37th district encompasses west and southwest Los Angeles, as well as Culver City and Inglewood. The incumbent is Democrat Karen Bass, who was re-elected with 89.1% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Karen Bass (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• Larry Thompson (no party preference), attorney^[7]
• Errol Webber (Republican), documentary film producer^[195]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 37th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	140,425	88.1
	Republican	Errol Webber	12,101	7.6
	No party preference	Larry Thompson	6,796	4.3
Total votes			159,322	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	254,916	85.9
	Republican	Errol Webber	41,705	14.1
Total votes			296,621	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 38

The 38th district takes encompasses southeastern Los Angeles County, as well as a small sliver of Orange County, taking in La Palma. The incumbent is Democrat Linda Sánchez, who was re-elected with 68.9% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Linda Sánchez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• Michael Tolar (Democratic), retail store worker^[7]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 38th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	90,872	77.7
	Democratic	Michael Tolar	26,075	22.3
Total votes			116,947	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	190,467	74.3
	Democratic	Michael Tolar	65,739	25.7
Total votes			256,206	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 39

2020 California's 39th congressional district election

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Candidate Young Kim Gil Cisneros Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 172,253 166,108 Percentage 50.61% 49.39%

Kim—50–60%   Kim—40–50%   Cisneros—50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Gil Cisneros Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Young Kim Republican

The 39th district encompasses parts of the San Gabriel Valley, taking in La Habra Heights, Diamond Bar, Walnut, Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights, as well as northern Orange County, including Fullerton, La Habra, Brea, Buena Park, Placentia, and Yorba Linda (the hometown of Republican President Richard Nixon). The district also takes in a small portion of southwestern San Bernardino County, covering Chino Hills. The incumbent Representative, Democrat Gil Cisneros, who flipped the district and was elected in 2018, lost reelection to Republican candidate Young Kim.^[196] Kim became one of the first three Korean-American women elected to Congress.

Candidates

Declared

• Gil Cisneros (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[197]
• Steve Cox (no party preference), motorcycle journalist and candidate for California's 39th congressional district in 2018^[198]
• Young Kim (Republican), former state assemblywoman and candidate for California's 39th congressional district in 2018^[199]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Likely D	July 17, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Likely D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Lean D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Lean D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Lean D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Polling

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Gil Cisneros (D)	Young Kim (R)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[J]	October 11–14, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	46%	47%	6%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[J]	July 27–30, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	47%	45%	8%

Results

California's 39th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Young Kim	83,941	48.3
	Democratic	Gil Cisneros (incumbent)	81,402	46.9
	No party preference	Steve Cox	8,286	4.8
Total votes			173,629	100.0
General election
	Republican	Young Kim	173,946	50.6
	Democratic	Gil Cisneros (incumbent)	169,837	49.4
Total votes			343,783	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 40

The 40th district is centered around East Los Angeles and also includes Downey, Bellflower, and Commerce. The incumbent is Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard, who was re-elected with 77.3% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Rodolfo Cortes Barragan (Green), scientist and candidate for California's 40th congressional district in 2018^[7]
• C. Antonio Delgado (Republican), immigration attorney^[7]
• Anthony Felix Jr. (Democratic), homeless services analyst^[7]
• Michael Donnell Graham Jr. (American Independent)^[7]
• Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• David John Sanchez (Democratic), teacher^[7]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 40th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	38,837	50.7
	Republican	C. Antonio Delgado	10,467	13.7
	Democratic	David John Sanchez	10,256	13.4
	Democratic	Anthony Felix Jr.	9,473	12.4
	Green	Rodolfo Cortes Barragan	5,578	7.3
	American Independent	Michael Donnell Graham Jr.	1,967	2.6
Total votes			76,578	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	135,572	72.7
	Republican	C. Antonio Delgado	50,809	27.3
Total votes			186,381	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 41

The 41st district is located in the Inland Empire and takes in western Riverside County, including Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, Perris, and Riverside. The incumbent is Democrat Mark Takano, who was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Aja Smith (Republican), U.S. Air Force veteran and candidate for California's 41st congressional district in 2018^[204]
• Mark Takano (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[205]
• Grace Williams (Democratic), former Perris city official^[206]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 41st congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Takano (incumbent)	58,723	50.8
	Republican	Aja Smith	38,231	33.0
	Democratic	Grace Williams	18,731	16.2
	No party preference	Anza Akram (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			115,687	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark Takano (incumbent)	167,938	64.0
	Republican	Aja Smith	94,289	36.0
Total votes			262,227	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 42

The 42nd district is encompasses western and southwestern Riverside County, and includes Eastvale, Norco, Corona, Temescal Valley, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Wildomar, north Temecula, Murrieta and Menifee. The incumbent is Republican Ken Calvert, who was re-elected with 56.5% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Ken Calvert (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative^[192]
• Regina Marston (Democratic), businesswoman^[192]
• William "Liam" O'Mara (Democratic), historian and college professor^[206]

Withdrew

• Julia Peacock (Democratic), public high school teacher and candidate for California's 42nd congressional district in 2018^[208]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Likely R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe R	October 24, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 42nd congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	97,781	58.3
	Democratic	William "Liam" O'Mara	38,506	22.9
	Democratic	Regina Marston	31,587	18.8
Total votes			167,874	100.0
General election
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	210,074	57.1
	Democratic	William "Liam" O'Mara	157,667	42.9
Total votes			367,741	100.0
	Republican hold

District 43

The 43rd district is based in southern Los Angeles County and includes portions of Los Angeles and Torrance, as well as all of Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena, Inglewood and Lomita. The incumbent is Democrat Maxine Waters, who was re-elected with 77.7% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Collins III (Republican), U.S. Navy veteran^[7]
• Omar Navarro (Republican), businessman and candidate for California's 43rd congressional district in 2016 and 2018^[209]
• Maxine Waters (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 43rd congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	100,468	78.1
	Republican	Joe E. Collins III	14,189	11.0
	Republican	Omar Navarro	13,939	10.8
Total votes			128,596	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	199,210	71.7
	Republican	Joe E. Collins III	78,688	28.3
Total votes			277,898	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 44

The 44th district is based in southern Los Angeles County and includes Carson, Compton, Lynwood, North Long Beach, and San Pedro. The incumbent is Democrat Nanette Barragán, who was re-elected with 68.3% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Nanette Barragán (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[7]
• Billy Z. Earley (Republican), healthcare advocate^[7]
• Morris F. Griffin (Democratic), maintenance technician^[7]
• Analilia Joya (Democratic), teacher and disability advocate^[7]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 44th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nanette Barragán (incumbent)	57,033	63.5
	Democratic	Analilia Joya	13,032	14.5
	Republican	Billy Z. Earley	11,846	13.2
	Democratic	Morris F. Griffin	7,901	8.8
Total votes			89,812	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nanette Barragán (incumbent)	139,661	67.8
	Democratic	Analilia Joya	66,375	32.2
Total votes			206,036	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 45

The 45th district is based in central Orange County, encompassing Irvine, Tustin, North Tustin, Villa Park, Anaheim Hills, eastern Orange, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza and Mission Viejo. The incumbent is Democrat Katie Porter, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.1% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Rhonda Furin (Republican), special education teacher^[213]
• Christopher J. Gonzales (Republican), attorney and U.S. Army veteran^[213]
• Peggy Huang (Republican), Yorba Linda city councilwoman and former mayor of Yorba Linda^[214]
• Katie Porter (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[215]
• Greg Raths (Republican), retired United States Marine Corps Colonel, former mayor of Mission Viejo and candidate for California's 45th congressional district in 2016^[216]
• Don Sedgwick (Republican), mayor of Laguna Hills^[217]
• Lisa Sparks (Republican), Orange County Department of Education trustee and Chapman University professor^[218]

Withdrew

• Ray Gennawey (Republican), Orange County prosecutor^[186]
• Brenton Woolworth (Republican), businessman^[213]

Declined

• Mimi Walters (Republican), former U.S. Representative^[219]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	August 14, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Likely D	July 6, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[20]	Likely D	October 24, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Polling

Primary election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Katie Porter (D)	Ray Gennawey (R)	Peggy Huang (R)	Greg Raths (R)	Don Sedgwick (R)	Lisa Sparks (R)	Undecided
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R)[L]	August 15–18, 2019	300 (LV)	± 5.7%	46%	2%	2%	10%	3%	1%	38%

Results

California's 45th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katie Porter (incumbent)	112,986	50.8
	Republican	Greg Raths	39,942	17.9
	Republican	Don Sedgwick	28,465	12.8
	Republican	Peggy Huang	24,780	11.1
	Republican	Lisa Sparks	8,861	4.0
	Republican	Christopher J. Gonzales	5,443	2.4
	Republican	Rhonda Furin	2,140	1.0
Total votes			222,617	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Katie Porter (incumbent)	221,843	53.5
	Republican	Greg Raths	193,096	46.5
Total votes			414,939	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 46

The 46th district is based in north-central Orange County, taking in Anaheim, Santa Ana, western Orange, and eastern Garden Grove. The incumbent is Democrat Lou Correa, who was reelected with 69.1% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Lou Correa (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[228]
• Will Johnson (no party preference), caregiver^[197]
• Pablo Mendiolea (Democratic), businessman^[228]
• Ed Rushman (no party preference), IT project manager and candidate for California's 46th congressional district in 2018 (American Solidarity)^[197]
• James S. Waters (Republican), retired postman^[228]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 46th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Correa (incumbent)	60,095	58.2
	Republican	James S. Waters	28,302	27.4
	Democratic	Pablo Mendiolea	9,257	9.0
	No party preference	Ed Rushman	3,288	3.2
	No party preference	Will Johnson	2,380	2.3
Total votes			103,322	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lou Correa (incumbent)	157,803	68.8
	Republican	James S. Waters	71,716	31.2
Total votes			229,519	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 47

The 47th district is centered in Long Beach and extends into northwestern Orange County, taking in parts of Garden Grove and Westminster, and taking all of Stanton, Los Alamitos, and Cypress. The incumbent is Democrat Alan Lowenthal, who was reelected with 64.9% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• John Briscoe (Republican), Ocean View School District trustee and candidate for California's 47th congressional district in 2018^[229]
• Alan Lowenthal (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[197]
• Peter Mathews (Democratic), Cypress College political science professor^[229]
• Jalen Dupree McLeod (Democratic), teaching assistant^[197]
• Sou Moua (Republican), planning commissioner^[230]
• Amy Phan West (Republican), candidate for Westminster city council in 2018 and former member of Orange County Parks Commission^[231]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 47th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)	72,759	45.4
	Republican	John Briscoe	27,004	16.8
	Republican	Amy Phan West	23,175	14.5
	Democratic	Peter Mathews	17,616	11.0
	Democratic	Jalen Dupree McLeod	13,955	8.7
	Republican	Sou Moua	5,866	3.7
Total votes			160,375	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)	197,028	63.3
	Republican	John Briscoe	114,371	36.7
Total votes			311,399	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 48

2020 California's 48th congressional district election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

Candidate Michelle Steel Harley Rouda Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 201,738 193,362 Percentage 51.1% 48.9%

U.S. Representative before election Harley Rouda Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Michelle Steel Republican

The 48th district encompasses coastal Orange County, taking in Seal Beach, Sunset Beach, Huntington Beach, Midway City, Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Aliso Viejo, and Laguna Niguel, as well as parts of Westminster and Garden Grove. The incumbent is Democrat Harley Rouda, who flipped the district and was elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Brian Burley (Republican), information technology entrepreneur^[238]
• Christopher Engels (Republican), businessman
• James Brian Griffin (Republican), real estate broker^[239]
• Richard Mata (American Independent), retired teacher^[239]
• Harley Rouda (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[186]
• John Thomas Schuesler (Republican), mortgage consultant^[239]
• Michelle Steel (Republican), Orange County supervisor^[240]

Withdrew

• James Bradley (Republican), businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (running for California's 33rd congressional district)^[186]

Declined

• Scott Baugh (Republican), former chair of the Orange County Republican Party and candidate for California's 48th congressional district in 2018^[241]
• Janet Nguyen (Republican), former state senator^[242]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Lean D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Lean D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Lean D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Lean D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Lean D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Likely D	June 7, 2020

Polling

Primary election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Brian Burley (R)	Harley Rouda (D)	Michelle Steel (R)	Undecided
Point Blank Political (R)[M]	January 24, 2020	360 (LV)	± 5.3%	50%	23%	7%	20%
Point Blank Political (R)[M]	December 17, 2019	474 (LV)	± 5.4%	54%	18%	7%	20%

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Harley Rouda (D)	Michelle Steel (R)	Undecided
TargetPoint (R)[I]	September 4, 2019	336 (LV)	± 5.3%	42%	42%	16%

Results

California's 48th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harley Rouda (incumbent)	99,659	46.7
	Republican	Michelle Steel	74,418	34.9
	Republican	Brian Burley	25,884	12.1
	American Independent	Richard Mata	5,704	2.7
	Republican	John Thomas Schuesler	4,900	2.3
	Republican	James Brian Griffin	2,714	1.3
Total votes			213,279	100.0
General election
	Republican	Michelle Steel	201,738	51.1
	Democratic	Harley Rouda (incumbent)	193,362	48.9
Total votes			395,100	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 49

The 49th district encompasses the northern coastal areas of San Diego County, including the cities of Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, and Encinitas, as well as a small part of southern Orange County, taking in Dana Point, Ladera Ranch, San Clemente, and San Juan Capistrano. The incumbent is Democrat Mike Levin, who flipped the district and was elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Levin (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[239]
• Brian Maryott (Republican), San Juan Capistrano councilman, former mayor of San Juan Capistrano, and candidate for California's 49th congressional district in 2018^[245]

Declined

• Kristin Gaspar (Republican), San Diego County supervisor, former mayor of Encinitas, and candidate for California's 49th congressional district in 2018^[246]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Likely D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Polling

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Mike Levin (D)	Brian Maryott (R)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 8–12, 2020	514 (LV)	± 5.8%	56%	36%	7%
SurveyUSA	September 11–14, 2020	517 (LV)	± 5.8%	49%	37%	14%

Results

California's 49th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Levin (incumbent)	125,639	56.6
	Republican	Brian Maryott	96,424	43.4
Total votes			222,063	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Levin (incumbent)	205,349	53.1
	Republican	Brian Maryott	181,157	46.9
Total votes			386,506	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 50

2020 California's 50th congressional district election

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

Candidate Darrell Issa Ammar Campa-Najjar Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 195,521 166,869 Percentage 54.0% 46.0%

U.S. Representative before election Duncan D. Hunter Republican Elected U.S. Representative Darrell Issa Republican

The 50th district covers inland San Diego County consisting of suburban and outlying areas of the county, including Fallbrook, San Marcos, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, parts of El Cajon and a slice of southwestern Riverside County, taking in parts of Temecula. The incumbent was Republican Duncan D. Hunter, who was re-elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2018.^[3] On December 3, 2019, Hunter pleaded to guilty to campaign finance violations and resigned from office effective January 13, 2020.^[247]

Candidates

Declared

• Ammar Campa-Najjar (Democratic), former Department of Labor official and candidate for California's 50th congressional district in 2018^[248]
• José Cortés (Peace and Freedom), community organizer^[249]
• Carl DeMaio (Republican), former San Diego city councilman and candidate for California's 52nd congressional district in 2014^[250]
• Helen L. Horvath (no party preference), psychologist^[251]
• Darrell Issa (Republican), former U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district^[252]
• Lucinda KWH Jahn (no party preference), entertainment industry professional^[249]
• Brian W. Jones (Republican), state senator^[253]
• Henry Alan Ota (no party preference), farmer^[249]
• Nathan "Nate" Wilkins (Republican), retired U.S. Navy SEAL^[249]

Withdrew

• Sam Abed (Republican), former mayor of Escondido^[252]
• Alex Balkin (Democratic), former U.S. Navy Inspector General^[254][255]
• Marisa Calderon (Democratic), executive director of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals^[249][256]
• Duncan D. Hunter (Republican), former U.S. Representative^[257]
• Bill Wells (Republican), mayor of El Cajon and candidate for California's 50th congressional district in 2018^[252]
• Larry Wilske (Republican), retired Navy SEAL^[252]

Declined

• Joel Anderson (Republican), former state senator^[258]
• Matt Rahn (Republican), Temecula city councilman and former mayor of Temecula^[259]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Lean R	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Likely R	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Likely R	September 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Lean R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Likely R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Polling

Primary election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)	Carl DeMaio (R)	Darrell Issa (R)	Brian Jones (R)	Other	Undecided
Remington Research Group (R)[N]	February 22–23, 2020	1,009 (LV)	± 3%	44%	22%	17%	13%	1%	3%
SurveyUSA	February 20–23, 2020	552 (LV)	± 5.2%	35%	15%	21%	7%	9%[h]	12%
SurveyUSA	January 9–12, 2020	512 (LV)	± 5.7%	26%	20%	21%	12%	5%[i]	15%
TP Research	September 26 – October 2, 2019	692 (LV)	± 4%	21%[j]	33%	31%	–	–	15%
				24%[k]	29%	37%	–	–	9%
Tarrance Group (R)[N]	June 24–26, 2019	302 (LV)	± 5.8%	37%[l]	34%	–	–	15%[m]	13%
				40%[n]	41%	–	–	12%[o]	7%
				37%[p]	28%	20%	–	4%[q]	11%
				39%[r]	35%	13%	–	2%[s]	10%

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Darrell Issa (R)	Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 22–27, 2020	538 (LV)	± 5.7%	51%	40%	–	9%
Strategies 360 (D)[P]	October 10–13, 2020	401 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%	42%	3%[y]	13%
Strategies 360 (D)[P]	September, 2020	– (V)[z]	–	49%	46%	–[aa]	5%
SurveyUSA	September 4–7, 2020	508 (LV)	± 5.4%	46%	45%	–	9%
Strategies 360 (D)[P]	July 22–26, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	47%	43%	–[ab]	10%
Strategies 360 (D)[P]	March 18–21, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	45%	–[ac]	–

Results

California's 50th congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ammar Campa-Najjar	74,121	36.5
	Republican	Darrell Issa	47,036	23.1
	Republican	Carl DeMaio	40,347	19.9
	Republican	Brian W. Jones	21,495	10.6
	Democratic	Marisa Calderon	11,557	5.7
	Republican	Nathan "Nate" Wilkins	4,276	2.1
	Peace and Freedom	Jose Cortes	1,821	0.9
	Independent	Helen L. Horvath	1,249	0.6
	Independent	Henry Alan Ota	908	0.4
	Independent	Lucinda KWH Jahn	410	0.2
Total votes			203,220	100.0
General election
	Republican	Darrell Issa	195,510	54.0
	Democratic	Ammar Campa-Najjar	166,859	46.0
Total votes			362,369	100.0
	Republican hold

District 51

The 51st district runs along the border with Mexico and includes Imperial County and southern San Diego, including western Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, and National City. The incumbent is Democrat Juan Vargas, who was re-elected with 71.2% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Juan Hidalgo Jr. (Republican), U.S. Marine Corps veteran and candidate for California's 51st congressional district in 2016 & 2018^[249]
• Juan Vargas (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[269]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 51st congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan C. Vargas (incumbent)	77,744	71.4
	Republican	Juan M. Hidalgo Jr.	31,209	28.6
Total votes			108,953	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Juan C. Vargas (incumbent)	165,596	68.3
	Republican	Juan M. Hidalgo Jr.	76,841	31.7
Total votes			242,437	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 52

The 52nd district is based in San Diego County, including coastal and central portions of the city of San Diego in addition to Carmel Valley, La Jolla, Point Loma, downtown San Diego, and the suburbs of Poway and Coronado. The incumbent is Democrat Scott Peters, who was re-elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2018.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Nancy L. Casady (Democratic), California Department of Food and Agriculture board-member^[271]
• Ryan Cunningham (no party preference), public finance banker^[249]
• Jim DeBello (Republican), former CEO of Mitek Systems^[272]
• Scott Peters (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[273]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

California's 52nd congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Peters (incumbent)	111,897	49.1
	Republican	Jim DeBello	73,779	32.4
	Democratic	Nancy L. Casady	36,422	16.0
	No party preference	Ryan Cunningham	5,701	2.5
Total votes			227,799	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Scott Peters (incumbent)	244,145	61.6
	Republican	Jim DeBello	152,350	38.4
Total votes			396,495	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 53

The 53rd district encompasses eastern San Diego and its eastern suburbs, including, eastern Chula Vista, western El Cajon, Bonita, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Spring Valley. The incumbent is Democrat Susan Davis, who was re-elected with 69.1% of the vote in 2018.^[3] On September 4, 2019, Davis announced she would not seek re-election.^[274]

Candidates

Advanced to general election

• Georgette Gómez (Democratic), president of the San Diego City Council^[275]
• Sara Jacobs (Democratic), candidate for California's 49th congressional district in 2018, policy advisor for the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign, and granddaughter of Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs^[276]

Eliminated in primary

• John Brooks (Democratic), biologist^[249]
• Jose Caballero (Democratic), political consultant^[277]
• Joseph R. Fountain (Democratic), special education teacher^[249]
• Fernando Garcia (no party preference), businessman^[249]
• Janessa Goldbeck (Democratic), humans rights activist and U.S. Marines veteran^[278]
• Eric Roger Kutner (Democratic), policy advisor^[249]
• Annette Meza (Democratic), educator^[249]
• Michael Patrick Oristian (Republican), software developer^[249]
• Famela Ramos (Republican), nurse^[279]
• Suzette Santori (Democratic), ride-share driver^[249]
• Chris Stoddard (Republican), realtor^[249]
• Joaquín Vazquez (Democratic), community advocate^[280]
• Tom Wong (Democratic), political science professor at UC San Diego^[281]

Declined

• Toni Atkins (Democratic), president pro tempore of the California State Senate^[282] (endorsed Gomez)^[283]
• Susan Davis (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative^[274]
• Nathan Fletcher (Democratic), San Diego County supervisor and former state representative^[284] (endorsed Gomez)^[283]
• Todd Gloria (Democratic), state assemblyman (running for mayor of San Diego,^[280] endorsed Gomez^[283])
• Lorena Gonzalez (Democratic), state assemblywoman^[282] (endorsed Gomez)^[283]
• Morgan Murtaugh (Republican), former OAN political commentator and candidate for California's 53rd congressional district in 2018^[282] (endorsed Jacobs)^[285]

Endorsements

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[15]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[16]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[18]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[19]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[20]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[21]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Polling

Primary election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Georgette Gómez (D)	Sara Jacobs (D)	Famela Ramos (R)	Chris Stoddard (R)	Other / Undecided
SurveyUSA	January 30 – February 2, 2020	513 (LV)	± 5.7%	5%	23%	5%	10%	57%[ae]

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Georgette Gomez (D)	Sara Jacobs (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 15–18, 2020	511 (LV)	± 5.6%	27%	40%	33%
SurveyUSA	September 18–21, 2020	534 (LV)	± 5.8%	24%	38%	38%
RMG Research	July 27 – August 2, 2020	500 (RV)	± 4.5%	17%	32%	51%

Results

California's 53rd congressional district, 2020^[22][23]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Jacobs	58,312	29.1
	Democratic	Georgette Gómez	39,962	20.0
	Republican	Chris Stoddard	25,962	13.0
	Democratic	Janessa Goldbeck	17,041	8.5
	Republican	Famela Ramos	15,005	7.5
	Republican	Michael Patrick Oristian	14,807	7.4
	Democratic	Tom Wong	7,265	3.6
	Democratic	Annette Meza	4,446	2.2
	Democratic	Joseph R. Fountain	4,041	2.0
	Democratic	Jose Caballero	3,226	1.6
	Democratic	Joaquín Vazquez	3,078	1.5
	Democratic	John Brooks	2,820	1.4
	No party preference	Fernando Garcia	1,832	0.9
	Democratic	Suzette Santori	1,625	0.8
	Democratic	Eric Roger Kutner	734	0.4
Total votes			200,156	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Sara Jacobs	199,244	59.5
	Democratic	Georgette Gómez	135,614	40.5
Total votes			334,858	100.0
	Democratic hold

Notes

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