2020Final results
2020 election for California's 12th District
U.S. House · California
Nancy Pelosi (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Shahid Buttar (D) by 55.3 points.
Nancy PelosiDemocrat · winner
77.6%281,776
Shahid ButtarDemocrat
22.4%81,174
362,950 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
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.
Nancy PelosiNo Republican
$28M
Raised by the campaign
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$22.7M
Spent by the campaign
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$6.3M
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Shahid Buttar $1.7M.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020