Editing Darrell Issa (section)

====2020====
{{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 50}}
On September 26, 2019, Issa announced that he was running for [[California's 50th congressional district]] in the [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 50|2020 election]].<ref name = launches/><ref name =ktla/> The incumbent at that time was fellow Republican [[Duncan D. Hunter]], who was then under indictment. In December 2019, Hunter pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and resigned from Congress effective January 13, 2020, leaving the seat vacant.<ref name=politicoresign>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/rep-duncan-hunter-resigns-from-congress-095725 |title=Rep. Duncan Hunter resigns from Congress |first=Melanie |last=Zanona |work=[[Politico]]}}</ref>

In redistricting, the 50th district had absorbed much of Issa's former base in the more Republican inland portion of San Diego County. Issa placed second in the March 3, 2020, blanket primary and beat Democratic challenger [[Ammar Campa-Najjar]] by nearly 30,000 votes in the general election. Issa said he could switch districts because he owns his mother's home in [[Bonsall, California|Bonsall]]. He has long lived in [[Vista, California|Vista]], where he has raised his family.