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2020Final results

2020 election for California's 2nd District

U.S. House · California

Jared Huffman (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Dale K. Mensing (R) by 51.5 points.

Jared HuffmanDemocrat · winner
75.7%294,435
Dale K. MensingRepublican
24.3%94,320
388,755 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+50.02014D+53.82016D+54.02018D+51.52020D+48.82022D+43.82024

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.

Jared HuffmanDale K. Mensing
$923.5K
Raised by the campaign
$6K
$821.8K
Spent by the campaign
$2.2K
$922.4K
Cash on hand
$5.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020