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2020Final results

2020 election for California's 29th District

U.S. House · California

Tony Cárdenas (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Angelica Dueñas (D) by 13.2 points.

Tony CárdenasDemocrat · winner
56.6%119,420
43.4%91,524
210,944 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+36.12006D+42.22008D+32.82010D+49.22014D+61.22018D+39.62024

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.

Tony CárdenasNo Republican
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
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$529.8K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Angelica Dueñas $78.1K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020