2016Final results
2016 election for California's 20th District
U.S. House · California
Jimmy Panetta (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Casey Lucius (R) by 41.5 points.
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · winner
70.8%180,980
Casey LuciusRepublican
29.2%74,811
255,791 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jimmy PanettaCasey Lucius
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$420.8K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$418.8K
$229.5K
Cash on hand
$1.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016