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2020 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2020 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Garamendi won the 2020 California U.S. House District 3 Election. John Garamendi received 176,043 popular votes (54.67%). The main challenger was Tamika Hamilton (45.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Garamendi and Hamilton

Garamendi +9.3 pts · won by 30,098 votes
John GaramendiDemocraticWINNER54.67%
176,043 votes
Tamika HamiltonRepublican45.33%
145,945 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.