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2020 California U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 2020 California U.S. House District 38 Election?

Linda T. Sanchez won the 2020 California U.S. House District 38 Election. Linda T. Sanchez received 190,467 popular votes (74.34%). The main challenger was Michael Tolar (25.66%).

See the full head-to-head between Sanchez and Tolar

Sanchez +48.7 pts · won by 124,728 votes
Linda T. SanchezDemocraticWINNER74.34%
190,467 votes
Michael TolarDemocratic25.66%
65,739 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.