2024Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2024 election for California's 27th District
U.S. House · California
George Whitesides (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Mike Garcia (R) by 2.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George WhitesidesDemocrat · winner
51.4%153,942
Mike GarciaRepublican
48.6%145,826
299,768 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
George WhitesidesMike Garcia
$10.6M
Raised by the campaign
$6.5M
$10.3M
Spent by the campaign
$6.6M
$326.7K
Cash on hand
$49.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2024.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024