2020Final results
2020 election for California's 46th District
U.S. House · California
Lou Correa (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating James S. Waters (R) by 37.5 points.
Lou CorreaDemocrat · winner
68.8%157,803
James S. WatersRepublican
31.2%71,716
229,519 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.
Lou CorreaJames S. Waters
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$12.9K
$666.5K
Spent by the campaign
$7K
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$5.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020