2020Final results
2020 election for California's 47th District
U.S. House · California
Alan S. Lowenthal (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating John Briscoe (R) by 26.5 points.
Alan S. LowenthalDemocrat · winner
63.3%197,028
John BriscoeRepublican
36.7%114,371
311,399 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.
Alan S. LowenthalJohn Briscoe
$683.3K
Raised by the campaign
$65.3K
$859.6K
Spent by the campaign
$61.5K
$393K
Cash on hand
$10.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020