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2020 election for California's 39th District

U.S. House · California

Young Kim (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Gil Cisneros (D) by 1.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Young KimRepublican · winner
50.6%173,946
Gil CisnerosDemocrat
49.4%169,837
343,783 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

EvenR+37.12014R+14.52016D+3.12018R+1.22020D+15.32022D+13.42024

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.

Gil CisnerosYoung Kim
$4.5M
Raised by the campaign
$6.5M
$4.5M
Spent by the campaign
$6.1M
$101.1K
Cash on hand
$408.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020