Smith beat Garcia in the special election, but since no candidate won a majority of the votes, a runoff followed on May 12, 2020,<ref name="California Primary Results 2020"/> where Garcia won by a margin of 12% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/12/us/elections/results-california-house-district-25-special-general-election.html California Special Election Results: 25th Congressional District]</ref> Election ratings, most becoming increasingly unreliable, have considered the seat to be a "Tossup".<ref name="Fake News Projections"/> | Smith beat Garcia in the special election, but since no candidate won a majority of the votes, a runoff followed on May 12, 2020,<ref name="California Primary Results 2020"/> where Garcia won by a margin of 12% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/12/us/elections/results-california-house-district-25-special-general-election.html California Special Election Results: 25th Congressional District]</ref> Election ratings, most becoming increasingly unreliable, have considered the seat to be a "Tossup".<ref name="Fake News Projections"/> |