2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2020 election for California's 48th District
U.S. House · California
Michelle Steel (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Harley Rouda (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michelle SteelRepublican · winner
51.1%201,738
Harley RoudaDemocrat
48.9%193,362
395,100 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.
Harley RoudaMichelle Steel
$6.3M
Raised by the campaign
$6.4M
$6.5M
Spent by the campaign
$6.3M
$70.1K
Cash on hand
$157.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020