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2020Final results

2020 election for California's 26th District

U.S. House · California

Julia Brownley (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy (R) by 21.2 points.

Julia BrownleyDemocrat · winner
60.6%208,856
39.4%135,877
344,733 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+2.72014D+20.82016D+23.92018D+21.22020D+9.12022D+12.22024

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.

Julia BrownleyRonda Baldwin-Kennedy
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$279.6K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$134.6K
$3.1M
Cash on hand
-$57.5K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020