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2018 California U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 2018 California U.S. House District 20 Election?

Jimmy Panetta won the 2018 California U.S. House District 20 Election. Jimmy Panetta received 183,677 popular votes (81.37%). The main challenger was Ronald Paul Kabat (18.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Panetta and Kabat

Panetta +62.7 pts · won by 141,633 votes
Jimmy PanettaDemocraticWINNER81.37%
183,677 votes
Ronald Paul Kabatno party preference18.63%
42,044 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.