Wiki English 2024
EnglishJapaneseVietnamese

California's 20th congressional district

"CA-20" redirects here. For the state route, see California State Route 20.

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 is currently represented by Republican Vince Fong. Fong was elected in a special election on May 21, 2024 after Kevin McCarthy resigned from Congress following the motion to vacate that ousted him from the office of House Speaker.[3][4]

California's 20th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections)
Representative
 Vince Fong
R–Bakersfield
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 edit

YearOfficeResults
1992PresidentClinton 46.9 – 37.5%
SenatorHerschensohn 50.2 – 40.1%
SenatorFeinstein 47.4 – 44.9%
1994Governor
Senator
1996President
1998Governor
Senator
2000President[6]Gore 49.6 – 47.6%
Senator[7]Feinstein 58.4 – 35.0%
2002Governor[8]Davis 53.1 – 40.6%
2003Recall[9][10] Yes 50.0 – 41.0%
Schwarzenegger 42.7 – 40.4%
2004President[11]Kerry 50.6 – 48.5%
Senator[12]Boxer 57.2 – 38.3%
2006Governor[13]Schwarzenegger 53.7 – 41.5%
Senator[14]Feinstein 60.5 – 33.9%
2008President[15]Obama 59.6 – 38.7%
2010GovernorBrown 55.9 – 37.1%
SenatorBoxer 48.3 – 43.5%
2012PresidentObama 70.9 – 26.2%
SenatorFeinstein 73.1 - 26.9%
2014GovernorBrown 73.0 - 27.0%
2016PresidentClinton 70.4 – 23.2%
SenatorHarris 66.2 - 33.8%
2018GovernorNewsom 70.2 - 29.8%
SenatorFeinstein 54.2 - 45.8%
2020PresidentBiden 72.7 – 25.0%
2021Recall[16] No 71.5 – 28.5%
2022Governor[17]Dahle 69.5 - 30.5%
SenatorMeuser 67.7 - 32.3%

Composition edit

#CountySeatPopulation
19FresnoFresno1,015,190
29KernBakersfield916,108
31KingsHanford152,981
107TulareVisalia477,433

Cities with 10,000 or more people edit

2,500-10,000 people edit

List of members representing the district edit

MemberPartyDatesCong
ress		Electoral historyCounties
District created March 4, 1933

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

Edouard Izac
(San Diego)		DemocraticJanuary 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)		RepublicanJanuary 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
VacantAugust 5, 1956 –
January 3, 1957		84th

H. Allen Smith
(Glendale)		RepublicanJanuary 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)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975		93rdElected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.

Barry Goldwater Jr.
(Los Angeles)		RepublicanJanuary 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)		RepublicanJanuary 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)		DemocraticJanuary 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)		DemocraticJanuary 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)		DemocraticJanuary 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)		DemocraticJanuary 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)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 –
December 31, 2023		118thRedistricted 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
VacantDecember 31, 2023 –
June 3, 2024		118th

Vince Fong
(Bakersfield)		RepublicanJune 3, 2024 –
present		Elected to finish McCarthy's term.

Election results edit

1932 edit

1932 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGeorge Burnham 43,757 50.3
DemocraticClaude Chandler43,30449.7
Total votes87,061 100.0
Republican hold

1934 edit

1934 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanGeorge Burnham (Incumbent) 51,682 52.4
DemocraticEdouard Izac46,95747.6
Total votes98,639 100.0
Republican hold

1936 edit

1936 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticEdouard Izac 59,208 56.4
RepublicanEd P. Simple44,92542.8
CommunistEsco L. Richardson9160.8
Total votes105,049 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1938 edit

1938 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticEdouard Izac (Incumbent) 65,243 60.4
RepublicanJohn L. Bacon42,71039.6
Total votes107,953 100.0
Democratic hold

1940 edit

1940 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticEdouard Izac (Incumbent) 69,874 51.1
RepublicanJohn L. Bacon66,13248.3
CommunistEsco L. Richardson8060.6
Total votes136,812 100.0
Democratic hold

1942 edit

1942 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Carl Hinshaw 62,628 48.4
DemocraticJoseph O. Donovan55,47942.9
ProhibitionVirgil G. Hinshaw6,8645.3
TownsendJanie Bele McCarty3,5372.7
CommunistOrla E. Lair7920.6
Total votes129,300 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

1944 edit

1944 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 112,663 51.8
DemocraticArchibald B. Young101,09046.5
ProhibitionCharles Hiram Randall3,6151.5
Total votes217,368 100.0
Republican hold

1946 edit

1946 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 98,283 63.2
DemocraticEverett G. Burkhalter67,31736.8
Total votes165,600 100.0
Republican hold

1948 edit

1948 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 204,710 81.6
DemocraticWilliam B. Esterman46,23218.4
Total votes250,942 100.0
Republican hold

1950 edit

1950 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 211,012 85.1
ProgressiveMyra Tanner Weiss26,50810.7
ProhibitionFrank Nelson10,3394.2
Total votes247,859 100.0
Republican hold

1952 edit

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

1954 edit

1954 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Carl Hinshaw (Incumbent) 71,213 71.2
DemocraticEugene Radding28,83828.8
Total votes100,051 100.0
Republican hold

1956 edit

1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[30]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. Allen Smith 85,459 70.8
DemocraticEugene Radding35,24929.2
Total votes120,708 100.0
Republican hold

1958 edit

1958 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 72,311 66
DemocraticEugene Radding37,33134
Total votes109,642 100.0
Republican hold

1960 edit

1960 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 90,214 70.1
DemocraticEugene Radding38,49729.9
Total votes128,711 100.0
Republican hold

1962 edit

1962 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 119,938 70.6
DemocraticLeon Mayer49,85029.4
Total votes169,788 100.0
Republican hold

1964 edit

1964 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 132,402 67.9
DemocraticC. Bernard Kaufman62,64532.1
Total votes195,047 100.0
Republican hold

1966 edit

1966 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 128,896 73.4
DemocraticRaymond Freschi46,73026.6
Total votes175,626 100.0
Republican hold

1968 edit

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[36]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 133,148 69.3
DemocraticDon White56,00829.2
Peace and FreedomRobert J. Clarke2,9651.5
Total votes192,121 100.0
Republican hold

1970 edit

1970 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[37]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanH. Allen Smith (Incumbent) 116,437 69.1
DemocraticMichael M. Stolzberg50,03329.7
American IndependentEarl C. Harper2,1001.2
Total votes168,570 100.0
Republican hold

1972 edit

1972 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[38]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCarlos Moorhead 120,299 57.4
DemocraticJohn Binkley89,21942.6
Total votes209,518 100.0
Republican hold

1974 edit

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[39]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBarry Goldwater Jr. 96,324 61.2
DemocraticArline M. Mathews61,11938.8
Total votes157,443 100.0
Republican hold

1976 edit

1976 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[40]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBarry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent) 146,158 67.2
DemocraticPatty Lear Corman71,19332.8
Total votes217,351 100.0
Republican hold

1978 edit

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[41]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBarry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent) 129,714 66.4
DemocraticPat Lear65,69533.6
Total votes195,409 100.0
Republican hold

1980 edit

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[42]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBarry Goldwater Jr. (Incumbent) 199,674 78.8
DemocraticMatt Miller43,02417.0
LibertarianChristopher R. Darwin10,6054.2
Total votes253,303 100.0
Republican hold

1982 edit

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[43]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Thomas 123,312 68.1
DemocraticRobert J. Bethea57,76931.9
Total votes181,081 100.0
Republican hold

1984 edit

1984 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[44]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Thomas (Incumbent) 151,732 70.9
DemocraticMichael T. LeSage62,30729.1
Total votes214,039 100.0
Republican hold

1986 edit

1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[45]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Thomas (Incumbent) 129,989 72.6
DemocraticJules H. Moquin49,02727.4
Total votes179,016 100.0
Republican hold

1988 edit

1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[46]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Thomas (Incumbent) 162,779 71.1
DemocraticLita Reid62,03727.1
LibertarianDavid L. Bersohn4,1901.8
Total votes229,006 100.0
Republican hold

1990 edit

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[47]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBill Thomas (Incumbent) 112,962 59.8
DemocraticMichael A. Thomas65,10134.5
LibertarianWilliam Howard Dilbeck10,5555.6
No partyReid (write-in)3070.2
Total votes188,925 100.0
Republican hold

1992 edit

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[48]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCal Dooley 72,679 64.9
RepublicanEd Hunt39,38835.1
Total votes112,067 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

1994 edit

1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[49]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCal Dooley (Incumbent) 57,394 56.70
RepublicanPaul Young43,83643.30
Total votes101,230 100.0
Democratic hold

1996 edit

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[50]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCal Dooley (Incumbent) 65,381 56.6
RepublicanTrice Harvey45,27639.1
LibertarianJonathan Richter5,0484.3
Total votes115,705 100.0
Democratic hold

1998 edit

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[51]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCal Dooley (Incumbent) 60,599 60.73
RepublicanCliff Unruh39,18339.27
Total votes99,782 100.0
Democratic hold

2000 edit

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[52]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCal Dooley (Incumbent) 66,235 52.4
RepublicanRich Rodriguez57,56345.5
Natural LawWalter Kenneth Ruehlig1,4161.1
LibertarianArnold Kriegbaum1,3201.0
Total votes126,534 100.0
Democratic hold

2002 edit

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[53]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCal Dooley (Incumbent) 47,627 63.7
RepublicanAndre Minuth25,62834.3
LibertarianVarrin Swearingen1,5152.0
Turnout74,770
Democratic hold

2004 edit

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[54]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJim Costa 61,005 53.5
RepublicanRoy Ashburn53,23146.5
Total votes114,236 100.0
Democratic hold

2006 edit

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

2008 edit

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[56]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJim Costa (Incumbent) 93,023 74.33
RepublicanJim Lopez32,11825.67
Total votes125,141 100.0
Turnout 60.55
Democratic hold

2010 edit

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[57]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJim Costa (Incumbent) 46,247 51.71
RepublicanAndy Vidak43,19748.29
Total votes89,444 100.00
Democratic hold

2012 edit

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[58]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSam Farr (Incumbent) 172,996 74.1
RepublicanJeff Taylor60,56625.9
Total votes233,562 100.0
Democratic hold

2014 edit

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[59]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticSam Farr (Incumbent) 106,034 75.2
RepublicanRonald Paul Kabat35,01024.8
Total votes141,044 100.0
Democratic hold

2016 edit

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[59]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJimmy Panetta 180,980 70.8
RepublicanCasey Lucius74,81129.2
Total votes255,791 100.0
Democratic hold

2018 edit

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[60]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJimmy Panetta (Incumbent) 183,677 81.4
No party preferenceRonald Paul Kabat42,04418.6
Total votes225,721 100.0
Democratic hold

2020 edit

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJimmy Panetta (incumbent) 236,896 76.8
RepublicanJeff Gorman71,65823.2
Total votes308,554 100.0
Democratic hold

2022 edit

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California, 20th district[61]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanKevin McCarthy (incumbent) 153,847 67.2
DemocraticMarisa Wood74,93432.8
Total votes228,781 100.0
Republican hold

2024 (special) edit

Main article: 2024 California's 20th congressional district special election
2024 California's 20th congressional district special election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanVince Fong 50.442 60.6% +17.9[a]
RepublicanMike Boudreaux32,77739.4%+14.0[a]
Total votes68,134 100.0%
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries edit

2003 – 2013
2013 – 2023

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b From runoff

References edit

External links edit

Wikimedia Commons has media related to California's 20th congressional district.

36°N 120°W / 36°N 120°W / 36; -120

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Home district of the speaker
January 7, 2023 — October 3, 2023		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https:https://www.how.com.vn/wiki/index.php?lang=en&q=California%27s_20th_congressional_district&oldid=1227320849"
🔥 Top keywords: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS te ShqiperiseAlexandria Ocasio-CortezBilderberg GroupCristiano RonaldoDong XiaowanMinecraftOperation GladioPrimal cutRiot FestStrictly Come Dancing (series 7)Main PageSpecial:SearchWikipedia:Featured picturesIga ŚwiątekRamoji RaoHit Man (2023 film)Pawan KalyanMichael Mosley (broadcaster)2024 Indian general electionWilliam AndersChirag PaswanCleopatraJasmine PaoliniPat SajakProject 20252024 ICC Men's T20 World CupDeaths in 2024Glen PowellKidnapping of Noa ArgamaniAdria ArjonaBad Boys: Ride or DieEarthriseVanna WhiteThe Acolyte (TV series)UEFA Euro 2024YouTubeThe Watchers (film)Beechcraft T-34 MentorSabrina CarpenterNormandy landingsBarry Keoghan.xxxGodzilla Minus OneTaylor SwiftN. Chandrababu NaiduClash at the Castle: ScotlandICC Men's T20 World CupTom Jones (singer)LAC Colombia Flight 028