Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · California's 20th District

2 candidates on the ballot.1

How this race is decided: Under California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1,2

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Sandra Van Scotter
Democratic · Challenger
Vince Fong
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents California's 20th District in the U.S. House.

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Sandra Van ScotterVince Fong
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,3Republican1,3
StatusChallengerIncumbent4
Raised$47,739 through October 14, 20265$2,407,334 through October 14, 20266
Cash on hand-$1,6805$667,3396

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Sandra Van Scotter — 3 issues
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
    Her campaign website says the cuts in H.R. 1 will harm Medi-Cal recipients, people with disabilities, seniors and working families in the district, and that she will work in Congress to reverse them.7
  • Health insurance system
    One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
    Her campaign website says she supports Medicare for All and amending the Constitution to make Medicare a right.7
  • Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including Dreamers
    Her campaign website says she supports a pathway to legal status for undocumented workers who have built their lives here, similar to the amnesty passed under President Reagan, and that border security and human dignity can go together.7

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.