2020Final results
2020 election for California's 20th District
U.S. House · California
Jimmy Panetta (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Jeff Gorman (R) by 53.6 points.
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · winner
76.8%236,896
Jeff GormanRepublican
23.2%71,658
308,554 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.
Jimmy PanettaJeff Gorman
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$67.7K
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$65K
$1.2M
Cash on hand
$2.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020