2020Final results
2020 election for California's 52nd District
U.S. House · California
Scott Peters (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Debello (R) by 23.2 points.
Scott PetersDemocrat · winner
61.6%244,145
Jim DebelloRepublican
38.4%152,350
396,495 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.
Scott PetersJim Debello
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$433.5K
$2.2M
Spent by the campaign
$424.6K
$1.6M
Cash on hand
$8.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020