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2020Final results

2020 election for California's 11th District

U.S. House · California

Mark DeSaulnier (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Nisha Sharma (R) by 46.0 points.

Mark DeSaulnierDemocrat · winner
73.0%271,063
Nisha SharmaRepublican
27.0%100,293
371,356 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

EvenD+34.52014D+44.12016D+48.32018D+46.02020D+67.92022D+62.12024

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

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Mark DeSaulnierNisha Sharma
$612.4K
Raised by the campaign
$186.1K
$442.5K
Spent by the campaign
$183K
$481.4K
Cash on hand
$3.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020