California's 20th Congressional District special election, 2024
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A special election to fill the seat representing California's 20th Congressional District in the U.S. House was held in 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 19, 2024. The general election was held May 21, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was January 25, 2024, and the deadline for write-in candidates was March 5, 2024.[1]
The special election filled the vacancy left by Kevin McCarthy (R), who resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives on December 31, 2023.[2][3]
As of March 22, 2025, 13 special elections have been called for the 118th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 117th Congress, 67 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.
This page focuses on California's 20th Congressional District special election. For more in-depth information on the state's special primary, see the following page:
Candidates and election results
General election
Special general election for U.S. House California District 20
Vince Fong defeated Mike Boudreaux in the special general election for U.S. House California District 20 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vince Fong (R) | 60.6 | 50,643 | |
| Mike Boudreaux (R) | 39.4 | 32,952 | ||
| Total votes: 83,595 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 20
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House California District 20 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vince Fong (R) | 42.3 | 51,194 | |
| ✔ | Mike Boudreaux (R) | 25.8 | 31,202 | |
| Marisa Wood (D) | 22.6 | 27,337 | ||
| Kyle Kirkland (R) | 4.9 | 5,941 | ||
| Harmesh Kumar (D) | 2.4 | 2,885 | ||
| Ben Dewell (No party preference) | 0.9 | 1,074 | ||
| David Fluhart (No party preference) | 0.7 | 878 | ||
| James Cardoza (No party preference) | 0.2 | 298 | ||
| Anna Zoë Cohen (R) | 0.2 | 289 | ||
| Total votes: 121,098 | ||||
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Candidate profiles
There were no candidate profiles created for this race. Candidate profiles would have appeared here as candidates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in California
What was the voter registration deadline?
- May 21, 2024.[4]
What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?
- In-person: May 21, 2024.
- By mail: Postmarked by May 21, 2024.[4]
Was early voting available to all voters? Yes.
What were the early voting start and end dates? April 23, 2024–May 21, 2024.[4]
Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required? Voters were not required to show identification at the polls unless they were voting for the first time and did not show identification when registering to vote.
When were polls open on Election Day? Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 8:00 p.m.
See also
- Special elections to the 118th United States Congress (2023-2024)
- California's 20th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 top-two primary)
- California's 20th Congressional District election, 2024
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Congressional District 20* - Special Election," accessed January 11, 2024
- ↑ Axios, "Kevin McCarthy to resign from Congress at end of December," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ The Sun, "McCarthy officially resigns from Congress," accessed December 20, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 California Secretary of State, "Special Election Calendar," archived March 20, 2024