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2020Final resultsSpecial election

2020 special election for California's 25th District

U.S. House · California

Christy Smith (D) won with 36.2% of the vote, defeating Mike Garcia (R) by 10.8 points.

Christy SmithDemocrat · winner
36.2%58,920
Mike GarciaRepublican
25.4%41,365
Stephen KnightRepublican
17.1%27,911
Cenk UygurDemocrat
6.6%10,699
Anibal Valdez-OrtegaDemocrat
4.6%7,473
Courtney LackeyRepublican
1.9%3,100
Robert, Cooper IIIDemocrat
1.8%2,986
David LozanoRepublican
1.7%2,775
Daniel MercuriRepublican
1.6%2,567
Kenneth JenksRepublican
1.6%2,549
Getro F. ElizeDemocrat
0.9%1,434
F. David RudnickDemocrat
0.7%1,100
162,879 votes

Source: Federal Election CommissionUpdated Oct 3, 2026, 3:20 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+9.62012R+6.32016D+8.72018D+1.42020 special electionR+9.72020 runoffR+0.12020

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Anibal Valdez-OrtegaStephen Knight
$23.6K
Raised by the campaign
$271.4K
$23.6K
Spent by the campaign
$304.9K
$17
Cash on hand
$0

Other candidates' campaigns: Robert, Cooper III $11.2K · David Lozano $8.7K · Courtney Lackey $4.7K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Mar 31, 2020; FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Christy Smith (D)Mike Garcia (R)Stephen Knight (R)Cenk Uygur (D)

Also on the ballot: Anibal Valdez-Ortega (Democrat), 4.6%; Courtney Lackey (Republican), 1.9%; Robert, Cooper III (Democrat), 1.8%; David Lozano (Republican), 1.7%; Daniel Mercuri (Republican), 1.6%; Kenneth Jenks (Republican), 1.6%; Getro F. Elize (Democrat), 0.9%; F. David Rudnick (Democrat), 0.7%