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2020 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2020 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jay Obernolte won the 2020 California U.S. House District 8 Election. Jay Obernolte received 158,711 popular votes (56.06%). The main challenger was Christine Bubser (43.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Obernolte and Bubser

Obernolte +12.1 pts · won by 34,311 votes
Jay ObernolteRepublicanWINNER56.06%
158,711 votes
Christine BubserDemocratic43.94%
124,400 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.