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United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Nov. 3 (in person); Oct. 19 (online; by mail)
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 5
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 20 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in California took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected 53 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 53 congressional districts.
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
|---|---|---|
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
California modified its absentee/mail-in and in-person voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
- In-person voting: Counties were authorized to consolidate precincts and defer opening voting centers until the third day before the election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Democratic Party held 45 of 53 congressional seats from California.
| Members of the U.S. House from California -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 45 | 42 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 11 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 53 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the 53 congressional districts were:
Voting in California
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Battleground races
Ballotpedia has identified the following California elections as battlegrounds:
- California's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 top-two primary)
- California's 16th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 top-two primary)
- California's 21st Congressional District election, 2020
- California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 top-two primary)
- California's 25th Congressional District election, 2020
- California's 25th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 top-two primary)
- California's 25th Congressional District special election, 2020
- California's 25th Congressional District special election, 2020 (March 3 top-two primary)
- California's 45th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 top-two primary)
- California's 50th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 top-two primary)
- California's 53rd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 top-two primary)
- District Attorney election in Los Angeles County, California (2020)
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Doug LaMalfa (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Audrey Denney (Democratic Party)
Primary candidates
- Doug LaMalfa (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Gregory Cheadle (Independent)
- Audrey Denney (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joseph LeTourneau IV (Independent)
- Rob Lydon (Democratic Party)
- Kenneth Swanson (Republican Party) (Write-in)
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District 2
General election candidates
- Jared Huffman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Dale Mensing (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Jared Huffman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Melissa Bradley (Green Party)
- Charles Coppock (American Independent Party of California)
- Dale Mensing (Republican Party) ✔
- Rachel Moniz (Democratic Party)
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District 3
General election candidates
- John Garamendi (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Tamika Hamilton (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- John Garamendi (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Sean Feucht (Republican Party)
- Tamika Hamilton (Republican Party) ✔
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District 4
General election candidates
- Tom McClintock (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Brynne Kennedy (Democratic Party)
Primary candidates
- Tom McClintock (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Julianne Benzel (Republican Party)
- Jamie Byers (Republican Party)
- Brynne Kennedy (Democratic Party) ✔
- Robert Lawton (Independent)
- Jacob Thomas (Republican Party)
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District 5
General election candidates
- Mike Thompson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Scott Giblin (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Mike Thompson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Scott Giblin (Republican Party) ✔
- Jason Kishineff (Democratic Party)
- John Wesley Tyler (Democratic Party)
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District 6
General election candidates
- Doris Matsui (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Christine Bish (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Doris Matsui (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Christine Bish (Republican Party) ✔
- Benjamin Emard (Democratic Party)
- Sherwood Ellsworth Haisty Jr. (Republican Party)
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District 7
General election candidates
- Ami Bera (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Buzz Patterson (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Ami Bera (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jeff Burdick (Democratic Party)
- Jon Ivy (Republican Party)
- Buzz Patterson (Republican Party) ✔
- Chris Richardson (Green Party)
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District 8
General election candidates
- Chris Bubser (Democratic Party)
- Jay Obernolte (Republican Party) ✔
Primary candidates
- Chris Bubser (Democratic Party) ✔
- Bob Conaway (Democratic Party)
- Tim Donnelly (Republican Party)
- James Ellars (Democratic Party)
- Jeff Esmus (Independent)
- Jerry Laws (Republican Party)
- Jay Obernolte (Republican Party) ✔
- Jeremy Staat (Republican Party)
- Justin David Whitehead (Republican Party)
- Jacquetta Green (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Paul Cook (Incumbent)
- Nathan Charette
- Destiny Lovato
- Peter Mathisen
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District 9
General election candidates
- Jerry McNerney (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Antonio Amador (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Jerry McNerney (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Antonio Amador (Republican Party) ✔
- William Martinek (Republican Party)
- Crystal Sawyer-White (Democratic Party) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
District 10
General election candidates
- Josh Harder (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ted Howze (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Josh Harder (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Mike Barkley (Democratic Party)
- Ryan Blevins (Democratic Party)
- Bob Elliott (Republican Party)
- Ted Howze (Republican Party) ✔
- Marla Livengood (Republican Party)
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District 11
General election candidates
- Mark DeSaulnier (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Nisha Sharma (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Mark DeSaulnier (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Michael Ernest Kerr (Green Party)
- Nisha Sharma (Republican Party) ✔
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District 12
General election candidates
- Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Shahid Buttar (Democratic Party)
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Primary candidates
- Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Agatha Bacelar (Democratic Party)
- Shahid Buttar (Democratic Party) ✔
- John Dennis (Republican Party)
- Tom Gallagher (Democratic Party)
- DeAnna Lorraine (Republican Party)
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District 13
General election candidates
- Barbara Lee (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Nikka Piterman (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Barbara Lee (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Nikka Piterman (Republican Party) ✔
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District 14
General election candidates
- Jackie Speier (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ran Petel (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Jackie Speier (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Cristos Goodrow (Democratic Party)
- Ran Petel (Republican Party) ✔
- Eric Taylor (Independent)
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District 15
General election candidates
- Eric Swalwell (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Alison Hayden (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Eric Swalwell (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Sam Campbell (Democratic Party)
- Don Grundmann (Independent)
- Alison Hayden (Republican Party) ✔
- Austin Intal (Democratic Party)
- Peter Liu (Republican Party)
- Tuan Phan (Democratic Party)
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District 16
General election candidates
- Jim Costa (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Kevin Cookingham (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Jim Costa (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Kevin Cookingham (Republican Party) ✔
- Esmeralda Soria (Democratic Party)
- Kim Williams (Democratic Party)
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District 17
General election candidates
- Ro Khanna (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ritesh Tandon (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Ro Khanna (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joe Dehn (Libertarian Party)
- Stephen Forbes (Democratic Party)
- Ritesh Tandon (Republican Party) ✔
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District 18
General election candidates
- Anna Eshoo (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Rishi Kumar (Democratic Party)
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Primary candidates
- Anna Eshoo (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Richard Fox (Republican Party)
- Bob Goodwyn (Libertarian Party)
- Rishi Kumar (Democratic Party) ✔
- Phil Reynolds (Republican Party)
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District 19
General election candidates
- Zoe Lofgren (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Justin Aguilera (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Zoe Lofgren (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Justin Aguilera (Republican Party) ✔
- Ignacio Cruz (Republican Party)
- Jason Mallory (Independent)
- Ivan Torres (Democratic Party)
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District 20
General election candidates
- Jimmy Panetta (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jeff Gorman (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Jimmy Panetta (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Adam Bolaños Scow (Democratic Party)
- Jeff Gorman (Republican Party) ✔
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District 21
General election candidates
- TJ Cox (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- David G. Valadao (Republican Party) ✔
Primary candidates
- TJ Cox (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Roque De La Fuente (Republican Party)
- Ricardo De La Fuente (Democratic Party)
- David G. Valadao (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 22
General election candidates
- Devin Nunes (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Phil Arballo (Democratic Party)
Primary candidates
- Devin Nunes (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Phil Arballo (Democratic Party) ✔
- Bobby Bliatout (Democratic Party)
- Eric Garcia (No party preference)
- Dary Rezvani (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Heman Hill (Write-in)
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District 23
General election candidates
- Kevin McCarthy (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Kim Mangone (Democratic Party)
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Primary candidates
- Kevin McCarthy (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Kim Mangone (Democratic Party) ✔
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District 24
General election candidates
- Salud Carbajal (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Andy Caldwell (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Salud Carbajal (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Andy Caldwell (Republican Party) ✔
- Kenneth Young (Independent)
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District 25
General election candidates
- Mike Garcia (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Christy Smith (Democratic Party)
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Primary candidates
- Mike Garcia (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Otis Lee Cooper (Independent)
- Robert Cooper (Democratic Party)
- Getro Elize (Democratic Party)
- Kenneth Jenks (Republican Party)
- Stephen Knight (Republican Party)
- David Lozano (Republican Party)
- Daniel Mercuri (Republican Party)
- George Papadopoulos (Republican Party)
- Christopher Smith (Democratic Party)
- Christy Smith (Democratic Party) ✔
- Cenk Uygur (Democratic Party)
- Anibal Valdez-Ortega (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Katie Hill (Incumbent)
- Mark Cripe
- Charles Patron
- David Rudnick
- Angela Underwood Jacobs
- Suzette Martinez Valladares
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District 26
General election candidates
- Julia Brownley (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ronda Kennedy (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Julia Brownley (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ronda Kennedy (Republican Party) ✔
- Enrique Petris (Democratic Party)
- Robert Salas (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 27
General election candidates
- Judy Chu (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Johnny Nalbandian (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Judy Chu (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Beatrice Cardenas (Republican Party)
- Christian Daly (Independent)
- Johnny Nalbandian (Republican Party) ✔
District 28
General election candidates
- Adam Schiff (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Eric Early (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Adam Schiff (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Chad Anderson (Democratic Party)
- Jennifer Barbosa (Independent)
- William Bodell (Republican Party)
- Eric Early (Republican Party) ✔
- Sal Genovese (Democratic Party)
- Maebe A. Girl (Democratic Party)
- Ara Khachig Manoogian (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 29
General election candidates
- Tony Cárdenas (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Angélica María Dueñas (Democratic Party)
Primary candidates
- Tony Cárdenas (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Angélica María Dueñas (Democratic Party) ✔
- Michael Guzik (Democratic Party)
- Brian Perras (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
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District 30
General election candidates
- Brad Sherman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Mark Reed (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Brad Sherman (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Courtney Berina (Democratic Party)
- Brian Carroll (Democratic Party)
- Raji Rab (Democratic Party)
- Mark Reed (Republican Party) ✔
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District 31
General election candidates
- Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Agnes Gibboney (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Pete Aguilar (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Agnes Gibboney (Republican Party) ✔
- Eugene Weems (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
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District 32
General election candidates
- Grace Napolitano (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joshua Scott (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Grace Napolitano (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Emanuel Gonzales (Democratic Party)
- Meshal Kashifalghita (Democratic Party)
- Joshua Scott (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
- Mary Ann Lutz
- Andre Quintero
- Raul Madrigal (Write-in)
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District 33
General election candidates
- Ted Lieu (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- James P. Bradley (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Ted Lieu (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Liz Barris (Democratic Party)
- James P. Bradley (Republican Party) ✔
- Albert Maxwell Goldberg (Democratic Party)
- Sarah Sun Liew (Republican Party)
- Kenneth Wright (Independent)
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District 34
General election candidates
- Jimmy Gomez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- David Kim (Democratic Party)
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Primary candidates
- Jimmy Gomez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- David Kim (Democratic Party) ✔
- Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla (Democratic Party)
- Keanakay Scott (Democratic Party)
- Joanne Wright (Republican Party)
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District 35
General election candidates
- Norma Torres (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Mike Cargile (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Norma Torres (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Mike Cargile (Republican Party) ✔
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District 36
General election candidates
Primary candidates
- Raul Ruiz (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Erin Cruz (Republican Party) ✔
- Patrice Kimbler (Republican Party)
- Milo Stevanovich (Republican Party)
- Gina Chapa (Democratic Party) (Write-in)
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District 37
General election candidates
- Karen Bass (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Errol Webber (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Karen Bass (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Larry Thompson (Independent)
- Errol Webber (Republican Party) ✔
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District 38
General election candidates
- Linda Sánchez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Michael Tolar (Democratic Party)
Primary candidates
- Linda Sánchez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Michael Tolar (Democratic Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 39
General election candidates
- Gil Cisneros (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Young Kim (Republican Party) ✔
Primary candidates
- Gil Cisneros (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Steve Cox (Independent)
- Young Kim (Republican Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 40
General election candidates
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- C. Antonio Delgado (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Rodolfo Cortes Barragan (Green Party)
- C. Antonio Delgado (Republican Party) ✔
- Anthony Felix Jr. (Democratic Party)
- Michael Graham Jr. (American Independent Party of California)
- David Sanchez (Democratic Party)
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District 41
General election candidates
- Mark Takano (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Aja Smith (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Mark Takano (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Aja Smith (Republican Party) ✔
- Grace Williams (Democratic Party)
- Anza Akram (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
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District 42
General election candidates
- Ken Calvert (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- William O'Mara (Democratic Party)
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Primary candidates
- Ken Calvert (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Regina Marston (Democratic Party)
- William O'Mara (Democratic Party) ✔
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District 43
General election candidates
- Maxine Waters (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joe Collins (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Maxine Waters (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joe Collins (Republican Party) ✔
- Omar Navarro (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Ron Kelly
- Reginald Keys (Write-in)
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District 44
General election candidates
- Nanette Barragán (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Analilia Joya (Democratic Party)
Primary candidates
- Nanette Barragán (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Billy Earley (Republican Party)
- Morris Griffin (Democratic Party)
- Analilia Joya (Democratic Party) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 45
General election candidates
- Katie Porter (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Greg Raths (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Katie Porter (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Rhonda Furin (Republican Party)
- Christopher Gonzales (Republican Party)
- Peggy Huang (Republican Party)
- Greg Raths (Republican Party) ✔
- Don Sedgwick (Republican Party)
- Lisa Sparks (Republican Party)
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District 46
General election candidates
- Lou Correa (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- James Waters (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Lou Correa (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Will Johnson (Independent)
- Pablo Mendiolea (Democratic Party)
- Ed Rushman (Independent)
- James Waters (Republican Party) ✔
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District 47
General election candidates
- Alan Lowenthal (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- John Briscoe (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Alan Lowenthal (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- John Briscoe (Republican Party) ✔
- Peter Mathews (Democratic Party)
- Jalen McLeod (Democratic Party)
- Sou Moua (Republican Party)
- Amy Phan West (Republican Party)
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District 48
General election candidates
- Harley Rouda (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Michelle Steel (Republican Party) ✔
Primary candidates
- Harley Rouda (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Brian Burley (Republican Party)
- James Griffin (Republican Party)
- Richard Mata (American Independent Party of California)
- John Schuesler (Republican Party)
- Michelle Steel (Republican Party) ✔
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District 49
General election candidates
- Mike Levin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Brian Maryott (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Mike Levin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Brian Maryott (Republican Party) ✔
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District 50
General election candidates
- Ammar Campa-Najjar (Democratic Party)
- Darrell Issa (Republican Party) ✔
Primary candidates
- Marisa Calderon (Democratic Party)
- Ammar Campa-Najjar (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jose Cortes (Peace and Freedom Party of California)
- Carl DeMaio (Republican Party)
- Helen Horvath (Independent)
- Darrell Issa (Republican Party) ✔
- Lucinda Jahn (Independent)
- Brian Jones (Republican Party)
- Henry Ota (Independent)
- Nathan Wilkins (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Duncan Hunter (Incumbent)
- Sam Abed
- Alex Balkin
- Hunter Spears Duncan
- David Edick
- Matt Rahn
- Bill Wells
- Larry Wilske
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District 51
General election candidates
- Juan Vargas (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Juan Hidalgo (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Juan Vargas (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Juan Hidalgo (Republican Party) ✔
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District 52
General election candidates
- Scott Peters (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jim DeBello (Republican Party)
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Primary candidates
- Scott Peters (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Nancy Casady (Democratic Party)
- Ryan Cunningham (Independent)
- Jim DeBello (Republican Party) ✔
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District 53
General election candidates
- Georgette Gómez (Democratic Party)
- Sara Jacobs (Democratic Party) ✔
Primary candidates
- John Brooks (Democratic Party)
- Jose Caballero (Democratic Party)
- Joseph Fountain (Democratic Party)
- Fernando Garcia (Independent)
- Janessa Goldbeck (Democratic Party)
- Georgette Gómez (Democratic Party) ✔
- Sara Jacobs (Democratic Party) ✔
- Eric Kutner (Democratic Party)
- Annette Meza (Democratic Party)
- Michael Oristian (Republican Party)
- Famela Ramos (Republican Party)
- Suzette Santori (Democratic Party)
- Chris Stoddard (Republican Party)
- Joaquín Vázquez (Democratic Party)
- Tom Wong (Democratic Party)
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Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in California in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| California | 10th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 11th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 12th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 13th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 14th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 15th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 16h Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 17th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 18th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 19th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 1st Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 20th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 21st Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 22nd Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 23rd Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 24th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 25th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 26th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 27th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 28th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 29th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 2nd Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 30th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 31st Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 32nd Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 33rd Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 34th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 35th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 36th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 37th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 38th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 39th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 3rd Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 40th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 41st Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 42nd Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 43rd Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 44th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 45th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 46th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 47th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 48th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 49th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 4th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 50th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 51st Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 52nd Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 53rd Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 5th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 6th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 7th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 8th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
| California | 9th Congressional District | All candidates | 2,000 | Fixed number | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 12/6/2019 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
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