2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
2020 runoff for California's 25th District
U.S. House · California
Mike Garcia (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Christy Smith (D) by 9.7 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Mike GarciaRepublican · winner
54.9%95,667
Christy SmithDemocrat
45.1%78,721
174,388 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)