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2020 California U.S. House District 48 Election

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Who won the 2020 California U.S. House District 48 Election?

Michelle Steel won the 2020 California U.S. House District 48 Election. Michelle Steel received 201,738 popular votes (51.06%). The main challenger was Harley Rouda (48.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Steel and Rouda

Steel +2.1 pts · won by 8,376 votes
Michelle SteelRepublicanWINNER51.06%
201,738 votes
Harley RoudaDemocratic48.94%
193,362 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.