2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, with a primary election on June 7, 2016. Voters elected the 53 U.S. Representatives from the state of California, one from each of the state's 53 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including a presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California

November 8, 2016
All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Democratic Republican Last election 39 14 Seats won 39 14 Seat change Popular vote 8,358,598 4,947,867 Percentage 62.31% 36.89% Swing 3.40% 2.60%
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2016 Primary election — June 7, 2016
Party		Votes	Percentage	Candidates	Advancing to general	Seats contesting
	Democratic	4,915,447	63.91%	99	60	53
	Republican	2,624,761	34.13%	85	44	44
	No party preference	122,209	1.59%	19	2	2
	Green	14,302	0.19%	2	0	0
	Libertarian	8,154	0.11%	2	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	6,400	0.08%	1	0	0
Valid votes		7,691,273	89.97%	—	—	—
Invalid votes		857,028	10.03%	—	—	—
Totals		8,548,301	100.00%	208	106	—
Voter turnout		47.72%

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2016 General election — November 8, 2016
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	7,417,967	63.49%	39
	Republican	4,172,087	35.71%	14
	No party preference	94,312	0.81%	0
Valid votes				—	—
Invalid votes				—	—
Totals		11,684,366	100.00%	53	—
Voter turnout

Competitive districts

The following are the predictions for House districts where at least one out of the Cook Political Report, Daily Kos Elections, the Rothenberg Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and RealClearPolitics did not agree that the district was "safe Democratic" or "safe Republican" (59 races total as of October 27). Incumbent Lois Capps did not seek reelection, signified by parentheses around her name. Note that safeness of a district is not necessarily a prediction as to outcome, nor final margin of victory.

District	CPVI	Incumbent	First elected	2014 result	Cook Nov 7, 2016[1]	DKE Nov 7, 2016[2]	Roth. Nov 3, 2016[3]	Sab. Nov 7, 2016[4]	RCP Oct 31, 2016[5]	Winner
California 7	EVEN	Ami Bera (D)	2012	50.4% D	Leans D	Leans D	Leans D	Leans D	Leans D	Ami Bera
California 10	R+1	Jeff Denham (R)	2010	56.2% R	Toss-up	Toss-up	Leans R	Leans D	Leans R	Jeff Denham
California 21	D+2	David Valadao (R)	2012	57.8% R	Leans R	Leans R	R Favored	Leans R	Likely R	David Valadao
California 24	D+4	(Lois Capps) (D)	1998	51.9% D	Leans D	Leans D	D Favored	Leans D	Leans D	Salud Carbajal
California 25	R+3	Steve Knight (R)	2014	53.3% R	Toss-up	Toss-up	R Favored	Leans D	Toss-up	Steve Knight
California 49	R+4	Darrell Issa (R)	2000	60.2% R	Toss-up	Toss-up	Tilt R	Leans D	Toss-up	Darrell Issa
California 52	D+2	Scott Peters (D)	2012	51.6% D	Solid D	Safe D	Safe D	Safe D	Likely D	Scott Peters

Districts

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District 1

The 1st district is based in inland Northern California and includes Chico and Redding. Republican Doug LaMalfa, who has represented the 1st district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 1st congressional district election, 2016 [6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa (incumbent)	86,136	40.8
	Democratic	Jim Reed	59,665	28.3
	Republican	Joe Montes	35,875	17.0
	Democratic	David Peterson	13,430	6.4
	Republican	Gary Allen Oxley	6,885	3.3
	No party preference	Jeff Gerlach	4,958	2.3
	Republican	Gregory Cheadle	4,217	2.0
Total votes			211,166	100.0
General election
	Republican	Doug LaMalfa (incumbent)	185,448	59.1
	Democratic	Jim Reed	128,588	40.9
Total votes			314,036	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district is based in California's North Coast and includes Marin County and Eureka. Democrat Jared Huffman, who has represented the 2nd district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 2nd congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared Huffman (incumbent)	157,897	68.3
	Republican	Dale K. Mensing	36,187	15.7
	Democratic	Erin A. Schrode	20,998	9.1
	No party preference	Matthew Robert Wookey	16,092	7.0
	Democratic	Andrew Augustine Caffrey (write-in)	6	0.0
Total votes			231,180	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jared Huffman (incumbent)	254,194	76.9
	Republican	Dale K. Mensing	76,572	23.1
Total votes			330,766	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

The 3rd district is based in north central California and includes Davis, Fairfield, and Yuba City. Democrat John Garamendi, who has represented the 3rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2009 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 3rd congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	98,430	63.1
	Republican	N. Eugene Cleek	37,843	24.3
	Republican	Ryan Detert	19,699	12.7
Total votes			155,972	100.0
General election
	Democratic	John Garamendi (incumbent)	152,513	59.4
	Republican	N. Eugene Cleek	104,453	40.6
Total votes			256,966	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

The 4th district is based in east central California and includes Lake Tahoe, Roseville, and Yosemite National Park. Republican Tom McClintock, who has represented the 4th district since 2009, won reelection.

California's 4th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	135,626	61.5
	Democratic	Robert W. Derlet	60,574	27.5
	Democratic	Sean White	24,460	11.1
Total votes			220,660	100.0
General election
	Republican	Tom McClintock (incumbent)	220,133	62.7
	Democratic	Robert W. Derlet	130,845	37.3
Total votes			350,978	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

The 5th district is based in the North Bay and includes Napa, Santa Rosa, and Vallejo. Democrat Mike Thompson, who has represented the 5th district since 2013 and previously represented the 1st district from 1999 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 5th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	124,634	65.7
	Republican	Carlos Santamaria	36,430	19.2
	Democratic	Nils Palsson	23,639	12.5
	Democratic	Alex Poling	4,998	2.6
Total votes			189,701	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	224,526	76.9
	Republican	Carlos Santamaria	67,565	23.1
Total votes			292,091	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

The 6th district is based in north central California and includes Sacramento. Democrat Doris Matsui, who has represented the 6th district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2005 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 6th congressional district election, 2016 [6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	99,599	70.4
	Republican	Robert (Bob) Evans	26,000	18.4
	Democratic	Jrmar Jefferson	7,631	5.4
	No party preference	Mario Galván	6,354	4.5
	No party preference	Yuriy Seretskiy	1,930	1.4
Total votes			141,514	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	177,565	75.4
	Republican	Robert (Bob) Evans	57,848	24.6
Total votes			235,413	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

The 7th district is based in north central California and includes eastern Sacramento County. Democrat Ami Bera, who has represented the 7th district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 7th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	93,506	54.0
	Republican	Scott Jones	79,640	46.0
Total votes			173,146	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	152,133	51.2
	Republican	Scott Jones	145,168	48.8
Total votes			297,301	100.0
	Democratic hold

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ami Bera (D)	Scott Jones (R)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Jones/NRCC)	October 1–3, 2016	400	± 4.9%	42%	47%	—
NMB Research (R-CLF)	August 9–11, 2016	400	± 4.9%	45%	46%	—

District 8

The 8th district is based in the eastern High Desert and includes Victorville and Yucaipa. Republican Paul Cook, who has represented the 8th district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 8th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Cook (incumbent)	50,425	42.0
	Democratic	Rita Ramirez	26,325	21.9
	Republican	Tim Donnelly	24,886	20.7
	Democratic	John Pinkerton	11,780	9.8
	Democratic	Roger La Plante	6,661	5.5
Total votes			120,077	100.0
General election
	Republican	Paul Cook (incumbent)	136,972	62.3
	Democratic	Rita Ramirez	83,035	37.7
Total votes			220,007	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

The 9th district is based in the Central Valley and includes the San Joaquin Delta and Stockton. Democrat Jerry McNerney, who has represented the 9th district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 9th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	71,634	55.3
	Republican	Antonio C. "Tony" Amador	28,161	21.7
	Republican	Kathryn Nance	24,783	19.1
	Libertarian	Alex Appleby	5,029	3.9
Total votes			129,607	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney (incumbent)	133,163	57.4
	Republican	Antonio C. "Tony" Amador	98,992	42.6
Total votes			232,155	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

The 10th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Modesto and Tracy. Republican Jeff Denham, who has represented the 10th district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 10th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	61,290	47.7
	Democratic	Michael Eggman	35,413	27.4
	Democratic	Michael J. "Mike" Barkley	18,576	14.5
	Republican	Robert Hodges	13,130	10.2
Total votes			128,409	100.0
General election
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	124,671	51.7
	Democratic	Michael Eggman	116,470	48.3
Total votes			241,141	100
	Republican hold

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Denham (R)	Michael Eggman (D)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Denham/NRCC)	August 28–30, 2016	400	± 4.9%	57%	35%	8%

District 11

The 11th district is based in the East Bay and includes Concord and Richmond. Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, who has represented the 11th district since 2015, won reelection.

California's 11th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)	133,317	75.3
	Republican	Roger Allen Petersen	43,654	24.7
Total votes			176,971	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark DeSaulnier (incumbent)	214,868	72.1
	Republican	Roger Allen Petersen	83,341	27.9
Total votes			298,209	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

The 12th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Francisco. The United States Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has represented the 12th district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 5th district from 1987 until 1993; won reelection.

California's 12th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	169,537	78.1
	No party preference	Preston Picus	16,633	7.7
	Republican	Bob Miller	16,583	7.6
	Green	Barry Hermanson	14,289	6.6
Total votes			217,042	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	274,035	80.9
	No party preference	Preston Picus	64,810	19.1
Total votes			338,845	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

The 13th district is based in the East Bay and includes Berkeley and Oakland. Democrat Barbara Lee, who has represented the 13th district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 1998 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 13th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	192,227	92.0
	Republican	Sue Caro	16,818	8.0
Total votes			209,045	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	293,117	90.8
	Republican	Sue Caro	29,754	9.2
Total votes			322,871	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

The 14th district is based in the Bay Area and includes most of San Mateo County. Democrat Jackie Speier, who has represented the 14th district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 2008 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 14th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	144,719	99.0
	Republican	Angel Cardenas (write-in)	1,400	1.0
Total votes			146,119	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jackie Speier (incumbent)	231,630	80.9
	Republican	Angel Cardenas	54,817	19.1
Total votes			286,447	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

The 15th district is based in the East Bay and includes Hayward and Livermore. Democrat Eric Swalwell, who has represented the 15th district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 15th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell (incumbent)	110,803	76.5
	Republican	Danny R. Turner	34,032	23.5
Total votes			144,835	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Eric Swalwell (incumbent)	198,578	73.8
	Republican	Danny R. Turner	70,619	26.2
Total votes			269,197	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

The 16th district is based in the Central Valley and includes Fresno and Merced. Democrat Jim Costa, who has represented the 16th district since 2013 and previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 16th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	52,822	55.9
	Republican	Johnny M. Tacherra	31,028	32.8
	Republican	David Rogers	10,606	11.2
	Green	Richard Gomez (write-in)	13	0.0
Total votes			94,469	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	97,473	58.0
	Republican	Johnny M. Tacherra	70,483	42.0
Total votes			167,956	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

The 17th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Fremont, and Milpitas. Democrat Mike Honda, who has represented the 17th district since 2013 and previously represented the 15th district from 2001 to 2013, lost reelection.

California's 17th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ro Khanna	52,059	39.1
	Democratic	Mike Honda (incumbent)	49,823	37.4
	Republican	Peter Kuo	12,224	9.2
	Republican	Ron Cohen	10,448	7.8
	Democratic	Pierluigi C. Oliverio	5,533	4.2
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	3,125	2.3
Total votes			133,212	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ro Khanna	142,268	61.0
	Democratic	Mike Honda (incumbent)	90,924	39.0
Total votes			233,192	100.0
	Democratic hold

Polling

Blanket primary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Honda (D)	Ro Khanna (D)	Pierluigi Oliverio (D)	Ron Cohen (R)	Peter Kuo (R)	Kennita Watson (L)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	May 18–23, 2016	564	± 4.2%	31%	25%	2%	7%	5%	2%	29%

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Honda (D)	Ro Khanna (D)	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 4–7, 2016	550	4.3%	37%	38%	26%

District 18

The 18th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Saratoga. Democrat Anna Eshoo, who has represented the 18th district since 2013 and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 18th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	132,726	68.2
	Republican	Richard B. Fox	47,484	24.4
	Democratic	Bob Harlow	14,411	7.4
Total votes			194,621	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	230,460	71.1
	Republican	Richard B. Fox	93,470	28.9
Total votes			323,930	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

The 19th district is based in the South Bay and includes most of San Jose. Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who has represented the 19th district since 2013 and previously represented the 16th district from 1995 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 19th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	107,773	76.1
	Republican	G. Burt Lancaster	33,889	23.9
Total votes			194,251	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	181,802	73.9
	Republican	G. Burt Lancaster	64,061	26.1
Total votes			245,863	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

The 20th district is based in the Central Coast and includes Monterey and Santa Cruz. Democrat Sam Farr, who has represented the 20th district since 2013 and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013, retired.

California's 20th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Panetta	116,826	70.8
	Republican	Casey Lucius	32,726	19.8
	Peace and Freedom	Joe Williams	6,400	3.9
	No party preference	Barbara Honegger	6,054	3.7
	No party preference	Jack Digby	2,932	1.8
Total votes			164,938	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Jimmy Panetta	180,980	70.8
	Republican	Casey Lucius	74,811	29.2
Total votes			255,791	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

The 21st district is based in the Central Valley and includes Hanford and parts of Bakersfield. Republican David Valadao, who has represented the 21st district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 21st congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Valadao (incumbent)	37,367	54.0
	Democratic	Emilio Huerta	16,743	24.2
	Democratic	Daniel Parra	15,056	21.8
Total votes			69,166	100.0
General election
	Republican	David Valadao (incumbent)	75,126	56.7
	Democratic	Emilio Huerta	57,282	43.3
Total votes			132,408	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

The 22nd district is based in the Central Valley and includes Clovis, Tulare, and Visalia. Republican Devin Nunes, who has represented the 22nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 21st district from 2003 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 22nd congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	86,479	63.8
	Democratic	Louie J. Campos	40,247	29.7
	Republican	Teresita "Tess" Andres	8,808	6.5
Total votes			135,534	100.0
General election
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	158,755	67.6
	Democratic	Louie J. Campos	76,211	32.4
Total votes			234,966	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

The 23rd district is based in the southern Central Valley and includes parts of Bakersfield. Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who has represented the 23rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 22nd district from 2007 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 23rd congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)	76,166	55.5
	Democratic	Wendy Reed	37,696	27.4
	Republican	Ken Mettler	17,738	12.9
	Republican	Gerald Morris	5,734	4.2
Total votes			137,334	100.0
General election
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy (incumbent)	167,116	69.2
	Democratic	Wendy Reed	74,468	30.8
Total votes			241,584	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

The 24th district is based in the Central Coast and includes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. Democrat Lois Capps, who has represented the 24th district since 2013 and previously represented the 23rd district from 2003 to 2013 and the 22nd district from 1998 to 2003, retired.[7]

California's 24th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Salud Carbajal	66,402	31.9
	Republican	Justin Fareed	42,521	20.5
	Republican	Katcho Achadjian	37,716	18.1
	Democratic	Helene Schneider	31,046	14.9
	Democratic	William "Bill" Ostrander	12,657	6.1
	Republican	Matt T. Kokkonen	11,636	5.6
	No party preference	John Uebersax	2,188	1.1
	No party preference	Steve Isakson	2,172	1.0
	Democratic	Benjamin Lucas	1,568	0.8
Total votes			207,906	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Salud Carbajal	166,034	53.4
	Republican	Justin Fareed	144,780	46.6
Total votes			310,814	100.0
	Democratic hold

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Salud Carbajal (D)	Justin Fareed (R)	Undecided
The Tarrance Group (R-Fareed)	September 17–19, 2016	400	± 4.9%	43%	46%	11%
The Tarrance Group (R-Fareed)	July 10–12, 2016	350	± 4.9%	44%	46%	10%

District 25

The 25th district is based in northern Los Angeles County and includes Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Republican Steve Knight, who has represented the 25th district since 2015, won reelection.

California's 25th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Knight (incumbent)	63,769	48.3
	Democratic	Bryan Caforio	38,382	29.0
	Democratic	Lou Vince	20,327	15.4
	Republican	Jeffrey Moffatt	9,620	7.3
	No party preference	Jeff Bomberger (write-in)	44	0.0
Total votes			132,142	100.0
General election
	Republican	Steve Knight (incumbent)	138,755	53.1
	Democratic	Bryan Caforio	122,406	46.9
Total votes			261,161	100.0
	Republican hold

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Knight (R)	Bryan Caforio (D)	Other	Undecided
Tulchin Research (D)	October 14–18, 2016	400	± 4.9%	46%	44%	—	10%

District 26

The 26th district is based in the southern Central Coast and includes Oxnard and Thousand Oaks. Democrat Julia Brownley, who has represented the 26th district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 26th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Brownley (incumbent)	108,937	64.0
	Republican	Rafael A. Dagnesses	61,219	36.0
Total votes			170,156	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Julia Brownley (incumbent)	169,248	60.4
	Republican	Rafael A. Dagnesses	111,059	39.6
Total votes			280,307	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 27

The 27th district is based in the San Gabriel Foothills and includes Alhambra, Glendora and Pasadena. Democrat Judy Chu, who has represented the 27th district since 2013 and previously represented the 32nd district from 2009 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 27th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	93,204	66.2
	Republican	Jack Orswell	39,574	28.1
	No party preference	Tim Sweeney	8,063	5.7
Total votes			133,581	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Judy Chu (incumbent)	168,977	67.4
	Republican	Jack Orswell	81,655	32.6
Total votes			250,632	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 28

The 28th district is based in the northern Los Angeles suburbs and includes Burbank and Glendale as well as parts of central Los Angeles. Democrat Adam Schiff, who has represented the 28th district since 2013 and previously represented the 29th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 27th district from 2001 to 2003, won reelection.

California's 28th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	111,766	70.2
	Republican	Lenore Solis	29,336	18.4
	Democratic	Sal Genovese	18,026	11.3
Total votes			159,128	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	210,883	78.0
	Republican	Lenore Solis	59,526	22.0
Total votes			270,409	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

The 29th district is based in the northeastern San Fernando Valley. Democrat Tony Cardenas, who has represented the 29th district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 29th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Cardenas (incumbent)	58,616	61.4
	Democratic	Richard Alarcon	12,397	13.0
	Democratic	Joseph "Joe" Shammas	10,847	11.4
	Democratic	Benny "Benito" Bernal	10,006	10.5
	Democratic	David Z. Guzman	3,654	3.8
Total votes			95,520	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Tony Cardenas (incumbent)	128,407	74.7
	Democratic	Richard Alarcon	43,417	25.3
Total votes			171,824	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 30

The 30th district is based in the western San Fernando Valley and includes Sherman Oaks. Democrat Brad Sherman, who has represented the 30th district since 2013 and previously represented the 27th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 24th district from 1997 to 2003, won reelection.

California's 30th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	92,448	60.1
	Republican	Mark Reed	21,458	14.0
	Democratic	Patrea Patrick	14,628	9.5
	Democratic	A. (Raji) Rab	8,847	5.8
	Republican	Navraj Singh	6,517	4.2
	Democratic	Luke Davis	5,150	3.3
	Republican	Christopher David Townsend	4,741	3.1
Total votes			153,789	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	205,279	72.6
	Republican	Mark Reed	77,325	27.4
Total votes			282,604	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 31

The 31st district is based in the Inland Empire and includes San Bernardino and Rancho Cucamonga. Democrat Pete Aguilar, who has represented the 31st district since 2015, won reelection.

California's 31st congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Aguilar (incumbent)	48,518	43.1
	Republican	Paul Chabot	25,534	22.7
	Republican	Joe Baca	14,020	12.4
	Democratic	Kaisar Ahmed	12,418	11.0
	Republican	Sean Flynn	12,130	10.8
Total votes			112,620	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Pete Aguilar (incumbent)	121,070	56.1
	Republican	Paul Chabot	94,866	43.9
Total votes			215,936	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 32

The 32nd district is based in the San Gabriel Valley and includes El Monte and West Covina. Democrat Grace Napolitano, who has represented the 32nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 38th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 34th district from 1999 to 2003, won reelection.

California's 32nd congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	54,987	51.4
	Democratic	Roger Hernández	26,386	24.7
	Republican	Gordon E. Fisher	25,594	23.9
Total votes			106,967	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	114,926	61.6
	Democratic	Roger Hernández	71,720	38.4
Total votes			186,646	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 33

The 33rd district is based in coastal Los Angeles County and includes Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. Democrat Ted Lieu, who has represented the 33rd district since 2015, won reelection.

California's 33rd congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Lieu (incumbent)	127,733	69.2
	Republican	Kenneth W. Wright	56,976	30.8
Total votes			184,709	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Ted Lieu (incumbent)	219,397	66.4
	Republican	Kenneth W. Wright	110,822	33.6
Total votes			330,219	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

The 34th district is based in central Los Angeles and includes Chinatown and Downtown Los Angeles. Democrat Xavier Becerra, who has represented the 34th district since 2013 and previously represented the 31st district from 2003 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1993 to 2003, won reelection.

California's 34th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Xavier Becerra (incumbent)	71,982	77.6
	Democratic	Adrienne Nicole Edwards	19,624	21.2
	Democratic	Kenneth Mejia (write-in)	1,177	1.3
Total votes			92,783	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Xavier Becerra (incumbent)	122,842	77.2
	Democratic	Adrienne Nicole Edwards	36,314	22.8
Total votes			159,156	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

The 35th district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Fontana, Ontario, and Pomona. Democrat Norma Torres, who has represented the 35th district since 2015, won reelection.

California's 35th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	65,226	75.6
	Republican	Tyler Fischella	21,089	24.4
Total votes			86,315	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Norma Torres (incumbent)	124,044	72.4
	Republican	Tyler Fischella	47,309	27.6
Total votes			171,353	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

The 36th district is based in eastern Riverside County and includes Palm Springs. Democrat Raul Ruiz, who has represented the 36th district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 36th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz (incumbent)	76,213	58.5
	Republican	Jeff Stone	41,190	31.6
	Republican	Stephan "Steven" Wolkowicz	12,923	9.9
Total votes			130,326	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Raul Ruiz (incumbent)	144,348	62.1
	Republican	Jeff Stone	88,269	37.9
Total votes			232,617	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 37

The 37th district is based in West Los Angeles and includes Crenshaw and Culver City. Democrat Karen Bass, who has represented the 37th district since 2013 and previously represented the 33rd district from 2011 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 37th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	115,597	80.2
	Democratic	Chris Blake Wiggins	15,362	10.7
	Republican	Shariff A. Hasan	13,158	9.1
Total votes			144,117	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Karen Bass (incumbent)	192,490	81.1
	Democratic	Chris Blake Wiggins	44,782	18.9
Total votes			237,272	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 38

The 38th district is based in the eastern Los Angeles suburbs and includes Norwalk and Whittier. Democrat Linda Sánchez, who has represented the 38th district since 2013 and previously represented the 39th district from 2003 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 38th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	86,396	70.0
	Republican	Ryan Downing	25,801	20.9
	No party preference	Scott Michael Adams	11,189	9.1
Total votes			123,386	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	163,590	70.5
	Republican	Ryan Downing	68,524	29.5
Total votes			232,114	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 39

The 39th district straddles the Los Angeles–Orange county border and includes Chino Hills, Diamond Bar, and Fullerton. Republican Ed Royce, who has represented the 39th district since 2013 and previously represented the 40th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 39th district from 1993 to 2003, won reelection.

California's 39th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Royce (incumbent)	85,035	60.5
	Democratic	Brett Murdock	55,520	39.5
Total votes			140,555	100.0
General election
	Republican	Ed Royce (incumbent)	150,777	57.6
	Democratic	Brett Murdock	112,679	42.4
Total votes			263,456	100.0
	Republican hold

District 40

The 40th district is based in central Los Angeles County and includes Downey and East Los Angeles. Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard, who has represented the 40th district since 2013 and previously represented the 34th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 33rd district from 1993 to 2003, won reelection.

California's 40th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	60,691	76.3
	No party preference	Roman Gabriel Gonzalez	18,844	23.7
	Democratic	J. Cesar Flores (write-in)	6	0.0
Total votes			79,541	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	106,554	71.4
	No party preference	Roman Gabriel Gonzalez	42,743	28.6
Total votes			149,297	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 41

The 41st district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Moreno Valley, Perris, and Riverside. Democrat Mark Takano, who has represented the 41st district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 41st congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Takano (incumbent)	63,706	64.5
	Republican	Doug Shepherd	17,255	17.5
	Republican	Randy Fox	14,844	15.0
	Republican	Cody Ryan	2,893	2.9
Total votes			98,698	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Mark Takano (incumbent)	128,164	65.0
	Republican	Doug Shepherd	69,159	35.0
Total votes			197,323	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 42

The 42nd district is based in the Inland Empire and includes Corona and Murrieta. Republican Ken Calvert, who has represented the 42nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 44th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 43rd district from 1993 to 2003, won reelection.

California's 42nd congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	66,418	54.9
	Democratic	Tim Sheridan	45,389	37.5
	No party preference	Kerri Condley	9,076	7.5
Total votes			120,883	100.0
General election
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	149,547	58.8
	Democratic	Tim Sheridan	104,689	41.2
Total votes			254,236	100.0
	Republican hold

District 43

The 43rd district is based in South Los Angeles and includes Hawthorne and Inglewood. Democrat Maxine Waters, who has represented the 43rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 35th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 29th district from 1991 to 1993, won reelection.

California's 43rd congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	92,909	76.1
	Republican	Omar Navarro	29,152	23.9
Total votes			122,061	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	167,017	76.1
	Republican	Omar Navarro	52,499	23.9
Total votes			219,516	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 44

The 44th district is based in south Los Angeles County and includes Carson, Compton, and San Pedro. Democrat Janice Hahn, who has represented the 44th district since 2013 and previously represented the 36th district from 2011 to 2013, retired to run for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.[8]

California's 44th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Isadore Hall, III	40,200	40.1
	Democratic	Nanette Barragán	22,031	22.0
	Democratic	Armando Sotomayor	10,087	10.1
	Democratic	Silvia Ortiz	6,062	6.0
	Democratic	Martha C. Delgadillo	5,771	5.8
	Republican	Ronald Siegel	5,565	5.5
	Republican	Christopher Castillo	3,651	3.6
	Democratic	Morris F. Griffin	3,624	3.6
	Democratic	Marcus C. Musante	2,366	2.4
	No party preference	Michael De Mauricio	919	0.9
Total votes			100,276	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Nanette Barragán	93,124	52.2
	Democratic	Isadore Hall, III	85,289	47.8
Total votes			178,413	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 45

The 45th district is based in inland Orange County and includes Irvine and Mission Viejo. Republican Mimi Walters, who has represented the 45th district since 2015, won reelection.

California's 45th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mimi Walters (incumbent)	65,773	40.9
	Democratic	Ron Varasteh	44,449	27.6
	Republican	Greg Raths	30,961	19.2
	Democratic	Max Gouron	19,716	12.3
Total votes			160,899	100.0
General election
	Republican	Mimi Walters (incumbent)	182,618	58.6
	Democratic	Ron Varasteh	129,231	41.4
Total votes			311,849	100.0
	Republican hold

District 46

The 46th district is based in central Orange County and includes Anaheim and Santa Ana. Democrat Loretta Sanchez, who has represented the 46th district since 2013 and previously represented the 47th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 46th district from 1997 to 2003, retired to run for the United States Senate.[9]

California's 46th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lou Correa	40,880	43.7
	Democratic	Bao Nguyen	13,625	14.6
	Republican	Bob Peterson	11,781	12.6
	Democratic	Joe Dunn	11,596	12.4
	Republican	Lynn Schott	7,373	7.9
	Republican	Louie A. Contreras	3,441	3.7
	No party preference	Nancy Trinidad Marin	3,306	3.5
	Republican	Rodolfo Rudy Gaona	1,567	1.7
Total votes			93,569	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lou Correa	115,248	70.0
	Democratic	Bao Nguyen	49,345	30.0
Total votes			164,593	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 47

The 47th district includes Long Beach and parts of Orange County. Democrat Alan Lowenthal, who has represented the 47th district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 47th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)	90,595	66.1
	Republican	Andy Whallon	30,054	21.9
	Republican	Sanford W. Kahn	16,364	11.9
	No party preference	Rich Camp (write-in)	9
Total votes			137,022	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Alan Lowenthal (incumbent)	154,759	63.7
	Republican	Andy Whallon	88,109	36.3
Total votes			242,868	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 48

The 48th district is based in coastal Orange County and includes Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. Republican Dana Rohrabacher, who has represented the 48th district since 2013 and previously represented the 46th district from 2003 to 2013, the 45th district from 1993 to 2003, and the 42nd district from 1989 to 1993, won reelection.

California's 48th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)	92,815	56.6
	Democratic	Suzanne Savary	47,395	28.9
	Democratic	Robert John Banuelos	23,867	14.5
Total votes			164,077	100.0
General election
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)	178,701	58.5
	Democratic	Suzanne Savary	127,715	41.5
Total votes			306,416	100.0
	Republican hold

District 49

The 49th district is based in northern San Diego County and parts of southern Orange County. It includes the cities of Carlsbad, Oceanside, and San Clemente. Republican Darrell Issa, who has represented the 49th district since 2003 and the 48th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for reelection.

Democrat Doug Applegate, a retired colonel in the United States Marine Corps and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, ran against Issa.[10]

California's 49th congressional district election, 2016 [11]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	84,626	50.8
	Democratic	Doug Applegate	75,806	45.5
	No party preference	Ryan Glenn Wingo	6,087	3.7
Total votes			166,521	100.0
General election
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	155,888	50.3
	Democratic	Doug Applegate	154,267	49.7
Total votes			310,155	100.0
	Republican hold

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Darrell Issa (R)	Doug Applegate (D)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Issa)	September 6–8, 2016	400	± 4.9%	52%	38%	—

District 50

The 50th district is based in inland San Diego County and includes Escondido and Santee. Republican Duncan D. Hunter, who has represented the 50th district since 2013 and previously represented the 52nd district from 2009 to 2013, won reelection.

California's 50th congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent)	86,534	56.5
	Democratic	Patrick Malloy	33,348	21.8
	Democratic	David Secor	17,590	11.5
	Republican	Scott C. Meisterlin	10,458	6.8
	No party preference	H. Fuji Shioura	5,359	3.5
Total votes			153,289	100.0
General election
	Republican	Duncan D. Hunter (incumbent)	179,937	63.5
	Democratic	Patrick Malloy	103,646	36.5
Total votes			283,583	100.0
	Republican hold

District 51

The new 51st district runs along the border with Mexico and includes Imperial County and San Diego. Democrat Juan Vargas, who has represented the 51st district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 51st congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juan Vargas (incumbent)	69,522	66.8
	Republican	Juan M. Hidalgo, Jr.	16,053	15.4
	Democratic	Juan "Charly" Mercado-Flores	9,781	9.4
	Republican	Carlos J. Sanchez	8,681	8.3
Total votes			104,037	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Juan Vargas (incumbent)	145,162	72.2
	Republican	Juan M. Hidalgo, Jr.	54,362	27.8
Total votes			199,524	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 52

The 52nd district is based in coastal San Diego and includes La Jolla and Poway. Democrat Scott Peters, who has represented the 52nd district since 2013, won reelection.

California's 52nd congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Peters (incumbent)	108,020	58.9
	Republican	Denise Gitsham	29,658	18.2
	Republican	Jacquie Atkinson	23,927	13.0
	Republican	Kenneth "Mike" Canada	8,268	4.5
	Republican	Terry Reagan Allvord	8,194	4.5
	Republican	John Horst	5,435	3.0
Total votes			183,502	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Scott Peters (incumbent)	181,253	56.5
	Republican	Denise Gitsham	139,403	43.5
Total votes			320,656	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 53

The 53rd district is based in Central San Diego and includes La Mesa and Lemon Grove. Democrat Susan Davis, who has represented the 53rd district since 2003 and previously represented the 49th district from 2001 to 2003, won reelection.

California's 53rd congressional district election, 2016

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	110,831	65.5
	Republican	James Veltmeyer	25,656	15.2
	Republican	Jim Ash	25,410	15.0
	Democratic	Nicholas "Nick" Walpert	7,363	4.4
Total votes			169,260	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	198,988	67.0
	Republican	James Veltmeyer	97,968	33.0
Total votes			296,956	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
• United States elections, 2016

References

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6. "General Election - Statement of Vote, November 8, 2016" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
7. Emily Cahn (April 8, 2015). "Lois Capps To Retire". Roll Call. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
8. Emily Cahn (February 18, 2015). "Rep. Janice Hahn to Run for County Supervisor (Updated)". Roll Call. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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External links

• U.S. House elections in California, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org