2026 results · California · California 20th District
Vince Fong, the Republican, wins re-election in California's 20th District
Donald Trump carried the district by 32.2 points in 2024; this year's count is a 8.4-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vince FongRepublican, incumbent | 104,338 | 61.9% | |
| Sandra Van ScotterDemocrat | 64,310 | 38.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 4:49 PM EST · 77% counted.
About 77% of the expected vote counted168,648 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 12:48 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
California's 20th District takes in all or part of 4 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+32.2 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 8.4 points toward the Democrats, ranks 30 of 42 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+32.2
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 30 of 42
- Kern County49%
- Tulare County28%
- Kings County14%
- Fresno County9%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026 or had no contest in 2024, so no 2024 House race compares like for like.
What the count shows
Added together, the 4 counties compared moved 8.4 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 53% as many votes as in 2024, from 76% in Kings County to 39% in Fresno County.
Tulare County moved most: R+30.1 for president in 2024, R+19.9 this year
The 4 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Kern County added 37,599 net votes for Scotter against the 2024 margin, 61% of the district's change
Across the 4 counties compared, the margin moved by 61,637 votes toward Scotter: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Kern County+37,599 Scotter
- Tulare County+13,439 Scotter
- Fresno County+5,995 Scotter
- Kings County+4,604 Scotter
California’s ballot
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The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won 6 of California's 12 statewide races and lead 5 more.
- GovernorXavier BecerraD+30.5
- Attorney GeneralRob BontaD+30.2
- Board of Equalization District 1Nelson EsparzaD+7.9Leads
- Board of Equalization District 2Sally J. LieberD+19.3Leads
- Board of Equalization District 3Mike GipsonD+17.6Leads
- Board of Equalization District 4Tom UmbergD+13.0Leads
- ControllerMalia CohenD+30.2
- Insurance CommissionerJane KimD+6.3Leads
- Lieutenant GovernorFiona MaD+30.3
- Secretary of StateShirley WeberD+32.2
- Superintendent of Public InstructionRichard BarreraBarrera +17.1
- TreasurerEleni KounalakisD+30.6
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 43–9, now D 48–4, counting the leaders in 5 uncalled seats
- 1D+10.5McGuire
- 2D+29.9Huffman
- 3D+15.9Bera
- 4D+3.1Jones
- 5R+12.7McClintock
- 6D+17.2Pan
- 7D+11.3Matsui
- 8D+45.3Garamendi
- 9D+33.8Harder
- 10D+39.3DeSaulnier
- 11D+8.1Wiener
- 12D+61.1Simon
- 13D+23.3Gray
- 14D+15.1Wahab
- 15D+56.9Mullin
- 16D+53.6Liccardo
- 17D+42.4Khanna
- 18D+44.2Lofgren
- 19D+44.7Panetta
- 20R+23.7Fong
- 21D+25.3Costa
- 22D+33.2Villegas
- 23R+3.7Obernolte
- 24D+32.0Carbajal
- 25D+30.0Ruiz
- 26D+23.9Irwin
- 27D+27.2Whitesides
- 28D+39.8Chu
- 29D+16.2Rivas
- 30D+54.1Friedman
- 31D+31.1Cisneros
- 32D+34.7Sherman
- 33D+35.9Aguilar
- 34D+22.7Gonzales-Torres
- 35D+32.2Torres
- 36D+44.8Lieu
- 37D+22.7Kamlager-Dove
- 38D+34.4Solis
- 39D+33.2Takano
- 40R+7.9Calvert
- 41D+34.4Sánchez
- 42D+22.3Garcia
- 43D+65.0Waters
- 44D+62.6Barragán
- 45D+20.0Tran
- 46D+39.2Correa
- 47D+15.1Min
- 48D+18.8Wilpert
- 49D+15.6Levin
- 50D+23.7Peters
- 51D+28.0Jacobs
- 52D+39.5Vargas
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.