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Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Julianne Elizabeth Benzel

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · California District 4
Filing address
Rocklin, CA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BENZEL, JULIANNE ELIZABETH MRS.
Next election
Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of California with the 2020 district highlighted

California, District 4

FEC page

RepublicanU.S. House · California District 4ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H0CA04183 · Principal campaign committee: UNITED FORWARD 2020 BENZEL FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$120,607.86
Total spent$105,099.39
Cash on hand$6,444.63
Debts owed by the campaign$14,000.00
Loans from the candidate$17,000.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $89,382.87Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $31,224.99
  • Individual contributions$89,382.8774%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$31,224.9926%

Self-funding: $31,224.99 (26% of money raised): $14,224.99 given and $17,000.00 lent by the candidate. $3,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

California U.S. House, District 4, 2020 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Julianne Elizabeth Benzel (R)$120,607.86$6,444.632020-12-31
Brynne Kennedy (D)$3,022,017.35$3,488.532020-12-31
Thomas McClintock (R)$2,076,411.14$171,000.962020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RNovember 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe ROctober 28, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RNovember 2, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe RNovember 2, 2020
  • RCPLikely RNovember 2, 2020
  • Decision Desk HQLikely RNovember 3, 2020
  • 538Safe RNovember 3, 2020
  • Elections DailyLikely RNovember 1, 2020
  • CNNSafe RNovember 1, 2020
  • PoliticoLikely RNovember 2, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Lake Research Partners (D)October 12–14, 2020958 (LV)± 4.14%Tom McClintock 49% · Brynne Kennedy 45%
Lake Research Partners (D)July 22–25, 2020650 (LV)–Tom McClintock 45% · Brynne Kennedy 42%
Lake Research Partners (D)April 26 – May 4, 20202,196 (LV)–Tom McClintock 46% · Brynne Kennedy 40%
Lake Research Partners (D)April 26 – May 4, 20202,196 (LV)–Tom McClintock 36% · Generic Opponent 36%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: UNITED FORWARD 2020 BENZEL FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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