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2020Final results

2020 election for California Senate District 29

California State Senate · California

Josh Newman (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Lingling Chang (R) by 2.6 points.

Josh NewmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%214,456
Lingling ChangRepublican
48.7%203,762
418,218 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

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

Races before and after

EvenR+28.82004R+15.42008R+10.22012D+0.82016D+2.62020D+14.12024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET