1998Final results
1998 election for California's 20th District
U.S. House · California
Calvin Dooley (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Cliff Unruh (R) by 21.5 points.
Calvin DooleyDemocrat · winner
60.7%60,599
Cliff UnruhRepublican
39.3%39,183
99,782 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Calvin DooleyCliff Unruh
$740K
Raised by the campaign
$227.1K
$634.2K
Spent by the campaign
$222.4K
$106.6K
Cash on hand
$4.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998