2020Final results
2020 election for California's 17th District
U.S. House · California
Ro Khanna (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Ritesh Tandon (R) by 42.7 points.
Ro KhannaDemocrat · winner
71.3%212,137
Ritesh TandonRepublican
28.7%85,199
297,336 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.
Ro KhannaRitesh Tandon
$3.9M
Raised by the campaign
$178.5K
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$178K
$2.3M
Cash on hand
$522
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020