California's 20th congressional district

California's 20th congressional district is a congressional district in California including much of the southern and southeastern part of the state's Central Valley. The district currently has no representative in the United States House of Representatives due to the resignation of Kevin McCarthy following the motion to vacate that ousted him from the office of House Speaker.[3][4]

"CA-20" redirects here. For the state route, see California State Route 20.
California's 20th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative
  Vacant
Population (2022)793,325
Median household
income		$82,983[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+16[2]

Redistricting in 2022 returned the district to the San Joaquin Valley. The new 20th district includes parts of Kern, Tulare, Kings, and Fresno counties. It includes the southern Sierra Nevada and western Mojave Desert, with three "fingers" extending west into the valley. Cities in the district include Clovis, Tehachapi, Ridgecrest, Taft, Lemoore, the west and northeast sides of Bakersfield, the south side of Visalia, the northeast side of Tulare, the north side of Hanford, and a sliver of northeastern Fresno including California State University, Fresno.[5] The new 20th district is the most Republican district in California, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+16.[2]

Before 2022, it encompassed much of the Central Coast region. The district included Monterey and San Benito counties, most of Santa Cruz County, and portions of Santa Clara County.

Before redistricting in 2011, the 20th district was located in the San Joaquin Valley. It covered Kings County and portions of Fresno and Kern counties, including most of the city of Fresno. That area is now largely divided between the 21st and 16th districts, while most of the current 20th was within the former 17th.

Recent election results in statewide races
Year Office Results
1992 President Clinton 46.9 – 37.5%
Senator Herschensohn 50.2 – 40.1%
Senator Feinstein 47.4 – 44.9%
1994 Governor
Senator
1996 President
1998 Governor
Senator
2000 President[6] Gore 49.6 – 47.6%
Senator[7] Feinstein 58.4 – 35.0%
2002 Governor[8] Davis 53.1 – 40.6%
2003 Recall[9][10] Yes Yes 50.0 – 41.0%
Schwarzenegger 42.7 – 40.4%
2004 President[11] Kerry 50.6 – 48.5%
Senator[12] Boxer 57.2 – 38.3%
2006 Governor[13] Schwarzenegger 53.7 – 41.5%
Senator[14] Feinstein 60.5 – 33.9%
2008 President[15] Obama 59.6 – 38.7%
2010 Governor Brown 55.9 – 37.1%
Senator Boxer 48.3 – 43.5%
2012 President Obama 70.9 – 26.2%
Senator Feinstein 73.1 - 26.9%
2014 Governor Brown 73.0 - 27.0%
2016 President Clinton 70.4 – 23.2%
Senator Harris 66.2 - 33.8%
2018 Governor Newsom 70.2 - 29.8%
Senator Feinstein 54.2 - 45.8%
2020 President Biden 72.7 – 25.0%
2021 Recall[16] No No 71.5 – 28.5%
2022 Governor[17] Dahle 69.5 - 30.5%
Senator Meuser 67.7 - 32.3%

Composition
# County Seat Population
19 Fresno Fresno 1,015,190
29 Kern Bakersfield 916,108
31 Kings Hanford 152,981
107 Tulare Visalia 477,433

Cities with 10,000 or more people

2,500-10,000 people

List of members representing the district
Member Party Dates Cong
ress		 Electoral history Counties
District created March 4, 1933

George Burnham
(San Diego)		 Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1937		 73rd
74th		 Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Retired.		 1933–1943
Imperial, San Diego

Edouard Izac
(San Diego)		 Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943		 75th
76th
77th		 Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the 23rd district.

John Carl Hinshaw
(Pasadena)		 Republican January 3, 1943 –
August 5, 1956		 78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th		 Redistricted from the 11th district and Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Died.		 1943–1975
Los Angeles
Vacant August 5, 1956 –
January 3, 1957		 84th

H. Allen Smith
(Glendale)		 Republican January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1973		 85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd		 Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.

Carlos Moorhead
(Los Angeles)		 Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975		 93rd Elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.

Barry Goldwater Jr.
(Los Angeles)		 Republican January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983		 94th
95th
96th
97th		 Redistricted from the 27th district and Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.		 1975–1983
Southwestern Los Angeles, eastern Ventura

Bill Thomas
(Bakersfield)		 Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 Redistricted from the 18th district and Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 21st district.		 1983–1993
Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles (Lancaster), San Luis Obispo

Cal Dooley
(Fresno)		 Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2005		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th		 Redistricted from the 17th district and Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Retired.		 1993–2003
Western Fresno, northwestern Kern, Kings, western Tulare
2003–2013

Western Fresno, northwestern Kern, Kings

Jim Costa
(Fresno)		 Democratic January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2013		 109th
110th
111th
112th		 Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 16th district.

Sam Farr
(Carmel)		 Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017		 113th
114th		 Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired.		 2013–2023

Monterey and San Benito, and portions of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz

Jimmy Panetta
(Carmel Valley)		 Democratic January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2023		 115th
116th
117th		 Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the 19th district.

Kevin McCarthy
(Bakersfield)		 Republican January 3, 2023 –
December 31, 2023		 118th Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 2022.
Resigned.		 2023–present

Parts of the southern San Joaquin Valley, the Tehachapi Mountains and southern Sierra Nevada, and the northwestern Mojave Desert
Vacant December 31, 2023 –
present		 New member to be elected in 2024 to finish the term.

Election results

1932
1932 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Burnham 43,757 50.3
Democratic Claude Chandler 43,304 49.7
Total votes 87,061 100.0
Republican hold

1934
1934 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Burnham (Incumbent) 51,682 52.4
Democratic Edouard Izac 46,957 47.6
Total votes 98,639 100.0
Republican hold

1936
1936 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edouard Izac 59,208 56.4
Republican Ed P. Simple 44,925 42.8
Communist Esco L. Richardson 916 0.8
Total votes 105,049 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1938
1938 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edouard Izac (Incumbent) 65,243 60.4
Republican John L. Bacon 42,710 39.6
Total votes 107,953 100.0
Democratic hold

1940
1940 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edouard Izac (Incumbent) 69,874 51.1
Republican John L. Bacon 66,132 48.3
Communist Esco L. Richardson 806 0.6
Total votes 136,812 100.0
Democratic hold

1942
1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Carl Hinshaw 62,628 48.4
Democratic Joseph O. Donovan 55,479 42.9
Prohibition Virgil G. Hinshaw 6,864 5.3
Townsend Janie Bele McCarty 3,537 2.7
Communist Orla E. Lair 792 0.6
Total votes 129,300 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1944
1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 112,663 51.8
Democratic Archibald B. Young 101,090 46.5
Prohibition Charles Hiram Randall 3,615 1.5
Total votes 217,368 100.0
Republican hold

1946
1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 98,283 63.2
Democratic Everett G. Burkhalter 67,317 36.8
Total votes 165,600 100.0
Republican hold

1948
1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 204,710 81.6
Democratic William B. Esterman 46,232 18.4
Total votes 250,942 100.0
Republican hold

1950
1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 211,012 85.1
Progressive Myra Tanner Weiss 26,508 10.7
Prohibition Frank Nelson 10,339 4.2
Total votes 247,859 100.0
Republican hold

1952
1952 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 109,509 100.0
Republican hold

1954
1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 71,213 71.2
Democratic Eugene Radding 28,838 28.8
Total votes 100,051 100.0
Republican hold

1956
1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith 85,459 70.8
Democratic Eugene Radding 35,249 29.2
Total votes 120,708 100.0
Republican hold

1958
1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 72,311 66
Democratic Eugene Radding 37,331 34
Total votes 109,642 100.0
Republican hold

1960
1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 90,214 70.1
Democratic Eugene Radding 38,497 29.9
Total votes 128,711 100.0
Republican hold

1962
1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 119,938 70.6
Democratic Leon Mayer 49,850 29.4
Total votes 169,788 100.0
Republican hold

1964
1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 132,402 67.9
Democratic C. Bernard Kaufman 62,645 32.1
Total votes 195,047 100.0
Republican hold

1966
1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 128,896 73.4
Democratic Raymond Freschi 46,730 26.6
Total votes 175,626 100.0
Republican hold

1968
1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 133,148 69.3
Democratic Don White 56,008 29.2
Peace and Freedom Robert J. Clarke 2,965 1.5
Total votes 192,121 100.0
Republican hold

1970
1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican H. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 116,437 69.1
Democratic Michael M. Stolzberg 50,033 29.7
American Independent Earl C. Harper 2,100 1.2
Total votes 168,570 100.0
Republican hold

1972
1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos Moorhead 120,299 57.4
Democratic John Binkley 89,219 42.6
Total votes 209,518 100.0
Republican hold

1974
1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Goldwater Jr. 96,324 61.2
Democratic Arline M. Mathews 61,119 38.8
Total votes 157,443 100.0
Republican hold

1976
1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent) 146,158 67.2
Democratic Patty Lear Corman 71,193 32.8
Total votes 217,351 100.0
Republican hold

1978
1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent) 129,714 66.4
Democratic Pat Lear 65,695 33.6
Total votes 195,409 100.0
Republican hold

1980
1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent) 199,674 78.8
Democratic Matt Miller 43,024 17.0
Libertarian Christopher R. Darwin 10,605 4.2
Total votes 253,303 100.0
Republican hold

1982
1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Thomas 123,312 68.1
Democratic Robert J. Bethea 57,769 31.9
Total votes 181,081 100.0
Republican hold

1984
1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Thomas (Incumbent) 151,732 70.9
Democratic Michael T. LeSage 62,307 29.1
Total votes 214,039 100.0
Republican hold

1986
1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Thomas (Incumbent) 129,989 72.6
Democratic Jules H. Moquin 49,027 27.4
Total votes 179,016 100.0
Republican hold

1988
1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Thomas (Incumbent) 162,779 71.1
Democratic Lita Reid 62,037 27.1
Libertarian David L. Bersohn 4,190 1.8
Total votes 229,006 100.0
Republican hold

1990
1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Thomas (Incumbent) 112,962 59.8
Democratic Michael A. Thomas 65,101 34.5
Libertarian William Howard Dilbeck 10,555 5.6
No party Reid (write-in) 307 0.2
Total votes 188,925 100.0
Republican hold

1992
1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Dooley 72,679 64.9
Republican Ed Hunt 39,388 35.1
Total votes 112,067 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1994
1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Dooley (Incumbent) 57,394 56.70
Republican Paul Young 43,836 43.30
Total votes 101,230 100.0
Democratic hold

1996
1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Dooley (Incumbent) 65,381 56.6
Republican Trice Harvey 45,276 39.1
Libertarian Jonathan Richter 5,048 4.3
Total votes 115,705 100.0
Democratic hold

1998
1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Dooley (Incumbent) 60,599 60.73
Republican Cliff Unruh 39,183 39.27
Total votes 99,782 100.0
Democratic hold

2000
2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Dooley (Incumbent) 66,235 52.4
Republican Rich Rodriguez 57,563 45.5
Natural Law Walter Kenneth Ruehlig 1,416 1.1
Libertarian Arnold Kriegbaum 1,320 1.0
Total votes 126,534 100.0
Democratic hold

2002
2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Dooley (Incumbent) 47,627 63.7
Republican Andre Minuth 25,628 34.3
Libertarian Varrin Swearingen 1,515 2.0
Turnout 74,770
Democratic hold

2004
2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa 61,005 53.5
Republican Roy Ashburn 53,231 46.5
Total votes 114,236 100.0
Democratic hold

2006
2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (Incumbent) 61,120 100.0
Democratic hold

2008
2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (Incumbent) 93,023 74.33
Republican Jim Lopez 32,118 25.67
Total votes 125,141 100.0
Turnout {{{votes}}} 60.55
Democratic hold

2010
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (Incumbent) 46,247 51.71
Republican Andy Vidak 43,197 48.29
Total votes 89,444 100.00
Democratic hold

2012
2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[58]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (Incumbent) 172,996 74.1
Republican Jeff Taylor 60,566 25.9
Total votes 233,562 100.0
Democratic hold

2014
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Farr (Incumbent) 106,034 75.2
Republican Ronald Paul Kabat 35,010 24.8
Total votes 141,044 100.0
Democratic hold

2016
2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Panetta 180,980 70.8
Republican Casey Lucius 74,811 29.2
Total votes 255,791 100.0
Democratic hold

2018
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[60]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Panetta (Incumbent) 183,677 81.4
No party preference Ronald Paul Kabat 42,044 18.6
Total votes 225,721 100.0
Democratic hold

2020
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Panetta (incumbent) 236,896 76.8
Republican Jeff Gorman 71,658 23.2
Total votes 308,554 100.0
Democratic hold

2022
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[61]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin McCarthy (incumbent) 153,847 67.2
Democratic Marisa Wood 74,934 32.8
Total votes 228,781 100.0
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries
2003 – 2013
2013 – 2023

See also

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