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2000 California U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 20 Election?

Calvin M. Dooley won the 2000 California U.S. House District 20 Election. Calvin M. Dooley received 66,235 popular votes (52.35%). The main challenger was Rich Rodriguez (45.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Dooley and Rodriguez

Dooley +6.9 pts · won by 8,672 votes
Calvin M. DooleyDemocraticWINNER52.35%
66,235 votes
Rich RodriguezRepublican45.49%
57,563 votes
Walter Kenneth Ruehlignatural law1.12%
1,416 votes
Arnold KriegbaumLibertarian1.04%
1,320 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.