Elections Intelligence

Vince Fong

CA-20U.S. House H architectural icon
INCUMBENT Safe R Strong favorite
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What the Signal reads

Safe R

Fong is the Republican incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Safe R. The market has Fong at 97.6¢ against Scotter's 3.5¢, up 1.2¢ since August 3. Fong leads 108.2 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Fong · Republican contract
97.6¢
▲ 1.2¢since August 3

This contract settles on whether a Republican holds the seat, not on Vince Fong by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 98¢ · low 96.4¢Oct 12
Vince FongRepublican · incumbent
97.6¢
Sandra Van ScotterDemocratic
3.5¢

5,079 traded · 2,497 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Fong v Scotter

Metric by metric
Fong
Scotter
97.6¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
3.5¢
$1.85M
RaisedFEC, through June 30
$17.1K
$453.7K
Cash on handFEC, through June 30
$-2017
U.S. Representativesince 2024
Holds now
No office on file

The 2026 race

California 20th District
Prior result
65.1 to 34.9

Fong won 65.1% to 34.9% over another Republican (2024).

Fundraising
108.2 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through June 30.

THEIR SEAT WAS REDRAWNR+30.3 → R+32.2

California voters approved Proposition 50 in November 2025, which replaced the commission-drawn map with one drawn by the Legislature for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections. Its partisan lean barely changes (Trump +30.3 to Trump +32.2 in the 2024 presidential vote).

The record this is read from ↗

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.