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CA-20
| Incumbent | Jim Costa |
| Party | Democratic |
| Term | 3rd |
| First elected | November 2, 2004 |
| Age on 11/02/2010 | 58 |
| Seeking re-election? | |
| Websites | Home Page Campaign Website |
| Other Resources | Congresspedia profile |
| 2008 Presidential Vote | Obama (D) 59.6% McCain (R) 38.7% Others 1.7% |
| 2008 Election Results | Costa (D) 74.4% Lopez (R) 25.6% |
| Voter Registration | As of 05/04/2009 Democratic: 103,317 (50.4%) Republican: 66,733 (32.6%) Decline-to-State: 25,165 (12.3%) Other: 9,680 (4.7%) |
| District Blogs | |
| District Counties | Fresno (part), Kern (part), Kings |
District Map
Representation
| Counties | Representative | Party | Dates | Notes |
| Imperial, San Diego | George Burnham | Republican | 01/03/1933 - 01/03/1937 | New district; retired |
| Edouard Izac | Democratic | 01/03/1937 - 01/03/1943 | Redistricted to CA-24 | |
| Los Angeles | John Carl Hinshaw | Republican | 01/03/1943 - 08/05/1956 | Redistricted from CA-11; died |
| Vacant | 08/05/1956 - 01/03/1957 | |||
| H. Allen Smith | Republican | 01/03/1957 - 01/03/1973 | ||
| Carlos Moorhead | Republican | 01/03/1973 - 01/03/1975 | Redistricted to CA-22 | |
| Southwest Los Angeles, east Ventura | Barry Goldwater, Jr. | Republican | 01/03/1975 - 01/03/1983 | Redistricted from CA-27; to CA-26; ran for Senate |
| Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles (Lancaster), San Luis Obispo | Bill Thomas | Republican | 01/03/1983 - 01/03/1993 | Redistricted from CA-18; to CA-21 |
| W Fresno, NW Kern, Kings, W Tulare | Cal Dooley | Democratic | 01/03/1993 - 01/03/2003 | Redistricted from CA-15; retired |
| West Fresno, northwest Kern, Kings | 01/03/2003 - 01/03/2005 | |||
| Jim Costa | Democratic | 01/03/2005 - present | Incumbent | |
Elections
| 1932 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | George Burnham (inc.) | 43,757 | 50.25% | |
| Democratic | Claude Chandler | 43,304 | 49.73% | |
| No party | Scattering | 13 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 87,074 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1934 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | George Burnham (inc.) | 51,682 | 52.39% | |
| Democratic | Edouard Izac | 46,957 | 47.60% | |
| No party | Scattering | 8 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 98,647 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1936 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Edouard Izac | 99,208 | 68.39% | |
| Republican | Ed P. Simple | 44,925 | 30.97% | |
| Communist | Esco L. Richardson | 916 | 0.63% | |
| No party | Scattering | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 105,053 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| 1938 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Edouard Izac (incumbent) | 65,243 | 60.39% | |
| Republican | John L. Bacon | 42,710 | 39.53% | |
| No party | Scattering | 88 | 0.08% | |
| Totals | 108,041 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1940 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Edouard Izac (incumbent) | 69,874 | 51.07% | |
| Republican | John L. Bacon | 66,132 | 48.34% | |
| Communist | Esco L. Richardson | 806 | 0.59% | |
| Totals | 136,812 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1942 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) | 62,628 | 48.41% | |
| Democratic | Joseph O. Donovan | 55,479 | 42.89% | |
| Prohibition | Virgil G. Hinshaw | 6,864 | 5.31% | |
| Townsend | Janie Bele | 3,537 | 2.73% | |
| Communist | Esco L. Richardson | 792 | 0.61% | |
| No party | Scattering | 64 | 0.05% | |
| Totals | 129,364 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| 1944 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) | 112,663 | 51.81% | |
| Democratic | Archibald B. Young | 101,090 | 46.49% | |
| Prohibition | Charles Hiram Randall | 3,615 | 1.66% | |
| No party | Scattering | 81 | 0.04% | |
| Totals | 217,449 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1946 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) | 98,283 | 59.32% | |
| Democratic | Everett G. Burkhalter | 67,317 | 40.63% | |
| No party | Scattering | 94 | 0.06% | |
| Totals | 165,694 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1948 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) | 204,710 | 81.52% | |
| Democratic | William B. Esterman | 46,232 | 18.41% | |
| No party | Scattering | 160 | 0.06% | |
| Totals | 251,102 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1950 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) | 211,012 | 85.11% | |
| Progressive | Myra Tanner Weiss | 26,508 | 10.69% | |
| Prohibition | Frank Nelson | 10,339 | 4.17% | |
| No party | Scattering | 55 | 0.02% | |
| Totals | 247,914 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1952 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) | 109,509 | 99.71% | |
| No party | Scattering | 321 | 0.29% | |
| Totals | 109,830 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1954 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | John Carl Hinshaw (inc.) | 71,213 | 71.17% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Radding | 28,838 | 28.82% | |
| No party | Scattering | 7 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 100,058 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1956 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | H. Allen Smith | 85,459 | 70.80% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Radding | 35,249 | 29.20% | |
| No party | Scattering | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 120,710 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1958 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | H. Allen Smith (incumbent) | 72,311 | 65.95% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Radding | 37,331 | 34.05% | |
| No party | Scattering | 8 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 109,650 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1960 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | H. Allen Smith (incumbent) | 90,214 | 70.09% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Radding | 38,497 | 29.91% | |
| No party | Scattering | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 128,714 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1962 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | H. Allen Smith (incumbent) | 119,938 | 70.63% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Radding | 49,850 | 29.36% | |
| No party | Scattering | 16 | 0.01% | |
| Totals | 169,804 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1964 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | H. Allen Smith (incumbent) | 132,402 | 67.88% | |
| Democratic | C. Bernard Kaufman | 62,645 | 32.12% | |
| No party | Scattering | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Totals | 195,054 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1966 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | H. Allen Smith (incumbent) | 128,896 | 73.37% | |
| Democratic | Raymond Freschi | 46,730 | 26.70% | |
| No party | Scattering | 63 | 0.04% | |
| Totals | 175,689 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1968 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | H. Allen Smith (incumbent) | 133,148 | 69.30% | |
| Democratic | Don White | 56,008 | 29.15% | |
| Peace & Freedom | Robert J. Clarke | 2,965 | 1.54% | |
| Totals | 192,121 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1970 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | H. Allen Smith (incumbent) | 116,437 | 69.07% | |
| Democratic | Michael M. Stolzberg | 50,033 | 29.68% | |
| American Ind. | Earl C. Harper | 2,100 | 1.25% | |
| Totals | 168,570 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1972 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Carlos Moorhead | 120,299 | 57.42% | |
| Democratic | John Binkley | 89,219 | 42.58% | |
| Totals | 209,518 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1974 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (inc.) | 96,324 | 61.18% | |
| Democratic | Arline M. Mathews | 61,119 | 38.82% | |
| Totals | 157,443 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1976 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (inc.) | 146,158 | 67.25% | |
| Democratic | Patty Lear Corman | 71,193 | 32.75% | |
| Totals | 217,351 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1978 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (inc.) | 129,714 | 66.38% | |
| Democratic | Patty Lear Corman | 65,695 | 33.62% | |
| Totals | 195,409 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1980 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Barry Goldwater, Jr. (inc.) | 199,674 | 78.83% | |
| Democratic | Matt Miller | 43,024 | 16.99% | |
| Libertarian | Christopher R. Darwin | 10,605 | 4.19% | |
| Totals | 253,303 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1982 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 123,312 | 68.10% | |
| Democratic | Robert J. Bethea | 57,769 | 31.90% | |
| Totals | 181,081 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1984 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 151,732 | 70.89% | |
| Democratic | Michael T. LeSage | 62,307 | 29.11% | |
| Totals | 214,039 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1986 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 129,989 | 72.61% | |
| Democratic | Jules H. Moquin | 49,027 | 27.39% | |
| Totals | 179,016 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1988 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 162,779 | 71.08% | |
| Democratic | Lita Reid | 62,037 | 27.09% | |
| Libertarian | David L. Bersohn | 4,190 | 1.83% | |
| Totals | 229,006 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 112,962 | 59.79% | |
| Democratic | Michael A. Thomas | 65,101 | 34.46% | |
| Libertarian | William Howard Dilbeck | 10,555 | 5.59% | |
| No party | Lita Reid (write-in) | 307 | 0.16% | |
| Totals | 188,925 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 1992 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Cal Dooley (incumbent) | 72,679 | 64.56% | |
| Republican | Ed Hunt | 39,899 | 35.44% | |
| Totals | 112,578 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Cal Dooley (incumbent) | 57,394 | 56.70% | |
| Republican | Paul Young | 43,836 | 43.30% | |
| Totals | 101,230 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Cal Dooley (incumbent) | 65,381 | 56.51% | |
| Republican | Truce Harvey | 45,276 | 39.13% | |
| Libertarian | Jonathan Richter | 5,048 | 4.36% | |
| Totals | 115,705 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Cal Dooley (incumbent) | 60,599 | 60.73% | |
| Republican | Cliff Unruh | 39,183 | 39.27% | |
| Totals | 99,782 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Cal Dooley (incumbent) | 66,235 | 52.35% | |
| Republican | Rich Rodriguez | 57,563 | 45.49% | |
| Natural Law | Walter Kenneth Ruehlig | 1,416 | 1.12% | |
| Libertarian | Arnold Kriegbaum | 1,320 | 1.04% | |
| Totals | 126,534 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2002 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Cal Dooley (incumbent) | 47,627 | 63.70% | |
| Republican | Andre Minuth | 25,628 | 34.28% | |
| Libertarian | Varrin Swaeringen | 1,515 | 2.03% | |
| Totals | 74,770 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2004 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jim Costa | 61,005 | 53.40% | |
| Republican | Roy Ashburn | 53,231 | 46.60% | |
| Totals | 114,236 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2006 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jim Costa (incumbent) | 61,120 | 100.00% | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2008 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jim Costa (incumbent) | 93,023 | 74.33% | |
| Republican | Jim Lopez | 32,118 | 25.67% | |
| Totals | 125,141 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | 60.55% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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