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. All seats in California retained their partisan control from the 2014 house elections.

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%	86	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%	209	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

District 1

The 1st district is based in inland Northern California and includes Chico and Redding. Incumbent Republican Doug LaMalfa, who had represented the 1st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Doug LaMalfa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Gregory Cheadle, real estate broker and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014
Joe Montes, small businessman
Gary Allen Oxley, emergency room nurse

Withdrawn

Doug Wright, attorney

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Jim Reed, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012

Eliminated in primary

David Peterson, accountability system developer and candidate for the 12th district in 2012 & 2014

Endorsements

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families

Labor unions

Results

California's 1st congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Jared Huffman, who had represented the 2nd district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Jared Huffman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Erin A. Schrode, social entrepreneur

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Dale K. Mensing, cashier

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Matthew Robert Wookey, middle school teacher

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 2nd congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat John Garamendi, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 10th district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

John Garamendi, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Eugene Cleek, trauma surgeon

Eliminated in primary

Ryan Detert, engineer and entrepreneur

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Likely D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 3rd congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Republican Tom McClintock, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Tom McClintock, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

Art Moore, business executive, management consultant and candidate for this seat in 2014

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Robert Derlet, physician

Eliminated in primary

Sean White, solar instructor and author

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families

Labor unions

Results

California's 4th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Mike Thompson, who had represented the 5th district since 2013 and previously represented the 1st district from 1999 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Mike Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Nils Palsson, community builder and educator
Alex Poling, systems administrator

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Carlos Santamaria, business owner and consultant

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

California's 5th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Doris Matsui, who had represented the 6th district since 2013 and previously represented the 5th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Doris Matsui, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Jrmar Jefferson, community volunteer

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Robert Evans, retired government auditor

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Mario Galván, teacher
Yuriy Seretskiy, software engineer

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 6th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Ami Bera, who had represented the 7th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Ami Bera, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Scott Jones, Sacramento County Sheriff

Declined

Roberta MacGlashan, Sacramento County Supervisor
John McGinness, former Sacramento County Sheriff
Roger Niello, former state assembly member
Doug Ose, former U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Labor unions

Service Employees International Union

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Campaign

On May 10, Bera's father, Bob Bera, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of violating campaign finance laws, having made the maximum allowed contribution to his son's campaign in both the 2010 and 2012 election and then got friends and relatives to do the same. Bob Bera would then reimburse them, effectively circumventing campaign finance laws, funnelling $250,000 to the campaign. Ami Bera released a statement claiming to be unaware of his father's activity. He said, "I am incredibly saddened and disappointed in learning what my dad did. While I deeply love my father, it's clear he has made a grave mistake that will have real consequences for him. Neither I, no anyone involved with my campaign, was aware of my father's activities until we learned about them from the U.S. Attorney's Office." Bera also said that he returned the illegal contributions to the U.S. Treasury.

On August 18, Bob Bera was sentenced to a year in prison and fined $100,000. Bera's campaign manager said of the ruling, "This is one of the most difficult experiences of Congressman Bera's and his entire family's lives. Babulal Bera made a grave mistake and he now has to face the consequences of that."

Endorsements

Labor unions

Service Employees International Union

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program
End Citizens United
Equality California

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families
National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

Debate

2016 California's 7th congressional district debate
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Democratic	Republican
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
Ami Bera	Scott Jones
1	October 18, 2016	Capital Public Radio Folsom Lake College KVIE Los Rios Community College District The Sacramento Bee	Jason Schoultz	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ami Bera (D)	Scott Jones (R)	Undecided
Tulchin Research (DCCC)	October 10–12, 2016	400	± 4.9%	50%	39%	11%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Jones)/NRCC)	October 1–3, 2016	400	± 4.9%	42%	47%	11%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Jones)	August 14–17, 2016	400	± 4.9%	46%	45%	9%
NMB Research (R-CLF)	August 9–11, 2016	400	± 4.9%	45%	46%	9%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Lean D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Lean D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Lean D	October 31, 2016

Results

California's 7th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ami Bera (incumbent)	152,133	51.2
	Republican	Scott Jones	145,168	48.8
Total votes	297,301	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

The 8th district is based in the eastern High Desert and includes Victorville and Yucaipa. Incumbent Republican Paul Cook, who had represented the 8th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Paul Cook, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Tim Donnelly, former state assembly member and candidate for governor in 2014

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Rita Ramirez, retired college professor

Eliminated in primary

Roger La Plante, retired army sergeant
John Pinkerton, Victor Valley community college trustee

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Results

California's 8th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney, who had represented the 9th district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Jerry McNerney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Antonio "Tony" Amador, retired U.S. Marshal and general election candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

Kathryn Nance, Stockton Police Sergeant

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

Alex Appleby, manager and financial advisor

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 9th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Republican Jeff Denham, who had represented the 10th district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Jeff Denham, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Robert Hodges, farmer

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Michael Eggman, farmer, small businessman and general election candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

Michael J. "Mike" Barkley, accountant and candidate for this seat in 2014

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Endorsements

Organizations

BIPAC
National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program

Labor unions

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
End Citizens United
Equality California

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Denham (R)	Michael Eggman (D)	Undecided
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Eggman)	October 12–16, 2016	500	± 4.4%	42%	47%	11%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D-House Majority PAC)	October 11–13, 2016	837	± 3.4%	45%	46%	9%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Denham)/NRCC)	August 28–30, 2016	400	± 4.9%	57%	35%	8%
Latino Decisions (DCCC)	August 18–22, 2016	402	± 4.9%	46%	43%	11%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Lean R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2016
RCP	Lean R	October 31, 2016

Results

California's 10th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Denham (incumbent)	124,671	51.7
	Democratic	Michael Eggman	116,470	48.3
Total votes	241,141	100
	Republican hold

District 11

The 11th district is based in the East Bay and includes Concord and Richmond. Incumbent Democrat Mark DeSaulnier, who had represented the 11th district since 2015, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Mark DeSaulnier, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Roger Allen Petersen, retired HR manager

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 11th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Nancy Pelosi, who had represented the 12th district since 2013 and previously represented the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 5th district from 1987 until 1993, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Nancy Pelosi, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

Bob Miller, retired electrician

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

Barry Hermanson, retired entrepreneur and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014

Independent candidates

Advanced to general

Preston Picus, teacher, author and coach

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 12th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Barbara Lee, who had represented the 13th district since 2013 and previously represented the 9th district from 1998 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Barbara Lee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Sue Caro, retired realtor

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

California's 13th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Jackie Speier, who had represented the 14th district since 2013 and previously represented the 12th district from 2008 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Jackie Speier, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Angel Cardenas

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 14th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Eric Swalwell, who had represented the 15th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Eric Swalwell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Danny R. Turner, businessman

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

California's 15th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Jim Costa, who had represented the 16th district since 2013 and previously represented the 20th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Jim Costa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Johnny M. Tacherra, farmer, candidate for this seat in 2012 and general election candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

David Rogers, small businessman

Green candidates

Eliminated in primary

Richard Gomez

Endorsements

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Likely D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Results

California's 16th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Mike Honda, who had represented the 17th district since 2013 and previously represented the 15th district from 2001 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Mike Honda, incumbent U.S. Representative
Ro Khanna, former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce, candidate for the 12th district in 2004 and general election candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

Pierluigi Oliverio, San Jose City Council member

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

Ron Cohen, certified public accountant
Peter Kuo, small business owner

Libertarian candidates

Eliminated in primary

Kennita Watson, retired quality engineer

Campaign

Khanna took no donations from PACs or corporations for his 2016 campaign, raising $480,500 from individuals associated with the securities and investment industries and $170,752 from individuals associated with the electronics manufacturing industry. All these donations were subject to the $2,700 individual contributions cap.

Endorsements

U.S. Senators

Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senator (D-CA)
Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator (D-CA)

U.S. Representatives

Ami Bera, U.S. Representative (CA-7)
Jared Huffman, U.S. Representative (CA-2)
Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative (CA-13)
Zoe Lofgren, U.S. Representative (CA-19)
Jerry McNerney, U.S. Representative (CA-9)
Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative (CA-12) and former Speaker of the House

State officials

Labor unions

Organizations

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States

State officials

State legislators

Kevin de León, President pro tempore of the California State Senate

Labor unions

Laborers' International Union of North America

Polling

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%

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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 Oliverio	5,533	4.2
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	3,125	2.3
Total votes	133,212	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Polling

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%

Results

California's 17th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ro Khanna	142,268	61.0
	Democratic	Mike Honda (incumbent)	90,924	39.0
Total votes	233,192	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

The 18th district is based in the Bay Area and includes Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Saratoga. Incumbent Democrat Anna Eshoo, who had represented the 18th district since 2013 and previously represented the 14th district from 1993 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Anna Eshoo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Bob Harlow

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Richard B. Fox, physician and attorney

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 18th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Zoe Lofgren, who had represented the 19th district since 2013 and previously represented the 16th district from 1995 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Zoe Lofgren, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

G. Burt Lancaster, economic technology consultant

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 19th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Sam Farr, who had represented the 20th district since 2013 and previously represented the 17th district from 1993 to 2013, retired.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Jimmy Panetta, Monterey County Deputy District Attorney and son of Leon Panetta

Declined

Sam Farr, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Casey Lucius, Pacific Grove Council member and national security professor

Peace and Freedom candidates

Eliminated in primary

Joe Williams, hospital laboratory technician

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Jack Digby, ironworker
Barbara Honegger, investigative journalist and author

Withdrawn

Matt Bruner

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

California's 20th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Republican David Valadao, who had represented the 21st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

David Valadao, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Emilio Huerta, civil rights attorney and son of Dolores Huerta

Eliminated in primary

Daniel Parra, Fowler Mayor Pro Tem and defense analyst

Withdrawn

Connie Perez, accountant

Declined

Amanda Renteria, former chief of staff for Senator Debbie Stabenow and general election candidate for this seat in 2014

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO (joint with Parra)

Labor unions

AFL-CIO (joint with Huerta)

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Endorsements

Organizations

BIPAC
National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program

Labor unions

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
Equality California
Progressive Democrats of America

Debate

2016 California's 21st congressional district debate
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Republican	Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
David Valadao	Emilio Huerta
1	October 20, 2016	KGET-TV	Evan Onstot Jim Scott	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Likely R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Results

California's 21st congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Republican Devin Nunes, who had represented the 22nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 21st district from 2003 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Devin Nunes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Teresita Andres, retired business owner

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Louie Campos, accelerated instruction tutor

Endorsements

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families

Labor unions

Results

California's 22nd congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who had represented the 23rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 22nd district from 2007 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Kevin McCarthy, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Ken Mettler, independent businessman
Gerald Morris, gun room salesman

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Wendy Reed, businesswoman and community advocate

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families

Labor unions

Organizations

Progressive Democrats of America

Results

California's 23rd congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Lois Capps, who had 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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Salud Carbajal, Santa Barbara County Supervisor

Eliminated in primary

Bernjamin Lucas, design consultant
William Ostrander, farmer and non-profit director
Helene Schneider, Mayor of Santa Barbara

Declined

Laura Capps, political operative and daughter of Lois Capps
Lois Capps, incumbent U.S. Representative
Das Williams, state assembly member

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Justin Fareed, cattle rancher, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

Katcho Achadjian, state assembly member
Matt Kokkonen, financial planner and businessman

Withdrawn

Tyler Gross, paralegal

Declined

Christopher Mitchum, former actor, businessman, candidate for this seat in 2012 and general election candidate in 2014 (endorsed Achadjian)

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Steve Isakson, electronics engineer and businessman
John Uebersax, social scientist and biostatistician

Endorsements

U.S. Representatives

Lois Capps, U.S. Representative (CA-24)
Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative (CA-12) and former Speaker of the House

State officials

Kamala Harris, State Attorney General

Labor unions

Organizations

State officials

Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California

State legislators

Hannah-Beth Jackson, state senator

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
End Citizens United
Equality California
VoteVets

Organizations

National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

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%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Lean D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Lean D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Likely D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Lean D	October 31, 2016

Results

California's 24th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Salud Carbajal	166,034	53.4
	Republican	Justin Fareed	144,780	46.6
Total votes	310,814	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 25

The 25th district is based in northern Los Angeles County and includes Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Incumbent Republican Steve Knight, who had represented the 25th district since 2015, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Steve Knight, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Jeffrey Moffatt, tax attorney

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Bryan Caforio, attorney

Eliminated in primary

Lou Vince, Agua Dulce Town Council member

Withdrawn

Maria Gutzeit, Santa Clarita Water Board member (withdrew in January 2016)
Evan Thomas, test pilot, retired Air Force officer and candidate for this seat in 2014

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Endorsements

Organizations

BIPAC
Campaign for Working Families
National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program

Labor unions

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
End Citizens United
Equality California

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Knight (R)	Bryan Caforio (D)	Undecided
Tulchin Research (D)	October 14–18, 2016	400	± 4.9%	46%	44%	10%
DCCC	July 30, 2016	400	± 4.9%	46%	40%	14%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Likely R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2016
RCP	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Results

California's 25th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Knight (incumbent)	138,755	53.1
	Democratic	Bryan Caforio	122,406	46.9
Total votes	261,161	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

The 26th district is based in the southern Central Coast and includes Oxnard and Thousand Oaks. Incumbent Democrat Julia Brownley, who had represented the 26th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Julia Brownley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Rafael Dagnesses, business owner, entrepreneur and candidate for this seat in 2014

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program
EMILY's List
End Citizens United
Equality California

Results

California's 26th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Judy Chu, who had represented the 27th district since 2013 and previously represented the 32nd district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Judy Chu, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Jack Orswell, businessman and environmental consultant

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Tim Sweeney, business consultant and attorney

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 27th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Adam Schiff, who had represented the 28th district since 2013 and previously represented the 29th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 27th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Adam Schiff, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Sal Genovese, community services director and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Lenore Solis, business owner

Withdrawn

Casey Gray

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 28th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Tony Cardenas, who had represented the 29th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Richard Alarcon, former Los Angeles City Council member
Tony Cardenas, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Benny Bernal, community advocate
David Guzman, TV director's assistant
Joseph Shammas, retired military officer

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

California's 29th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Brad Sherman, who had represented the 30th district since 2013 and previously represented the 27th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 24th district from 1997 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Brad Sherman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Luke Davis, business owner
Patrea Patrick, documentary producer and author
Raji Rab, aviator and educator

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Mark Reed, television journalist, businessman and general election candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

Navraj Singh, business owner
Chris Townsend, marketing sales advisor

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 30th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Pete Aguilar, who had represented the 31st district since 2015, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Pete Aguilar, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Kaisar Ahmed, retired educator

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Paul Chabot, former Naval Intelligence officer, former White House adviser, anti-drug activist and general election candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

Joe Baca, former Democratic U.S. Representative
Sean Flynn, economist, businessman and educator

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program
End Citizens United

Results

California's 31st congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Grace Napolitano, who had represented the 32nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 38th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 34th district from 1999 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Roger Hernández, state assembly member
Grace Napolitano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

Gordon Fisher, businessman

Endorsements

Labor unions

Service Employees International Union

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Campaign

In August, Hernández withdrew from the race, citing the fallout from his controversial divorce as the primary reason. He did, however, remain on the ballot.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Communications Workers of America

Organizations

Results

California's 32nd congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Ted Lieu, who had represented the 33rd district since 2015, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Ted Lieu, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Kenneth Wright, physician and surgeon

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

California's 33rd congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Xavier Becerra, who had represented the 34th district since 2013 and previously represented the 31st district from 2003 to 2013 and the 30th district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Xavier Becerra, incumbent U.S. Representative
Adrienne Nicole Edwards, housing counselor and candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

Kenneth Mejia, certified public accountant

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 34th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Norma Torres, who had represented the 35th district since 2015, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Norma Torres, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Tyler Fischella, business development associate

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 35th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Raul Ruiz, who had represented the 36th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Raul Ruiz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Jeff Stone, state senator

Eliminated in primary

Stephan Wolkowicz, financial accountant

Withdrawn

Dwight Kealy, attorney and former Marine intelligence officer (endorsed Stone)
Lupe Ramos Watson, Mayor of Indio

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program
End Citizens United
Equality California

Results

California's 36th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Karen Bass, who had represented the 37th district since 2013 and previously represented the 33rd district from 2011 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Karen Bass, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Chris Blake Wiggins, human resources recruiter

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Shariff A. Hasan, social entrepreneur

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 37th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Linda Sánchez, who had represented the 38th district since 2013 and previously represented the 39th district from 2003 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Linda Sánchez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Ryan Downing, evangelist and community organizer

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Scott Michael Adams, structural engineer

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 38th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Republican Ed Royce, who had represented the 39th district since 2013 and previously represented the 40th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 39th district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Ed Royce, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Brett Murdock, former mayor of Brea

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families

Labor unions

Results

California's 39th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard, who had represented the 40th district since 2013 and previously represented the 34th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 33rd district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Lucille Roybal-Allard, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

J. Cesar Flores

Independent candidates

Advanced to general

Roman Gabriel Gonzalez, medical technician

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 40th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Mark Takano, who had represented the 41st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Mark Takano, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Doug Shepherd, realtor

Eliminated in primary

Randy Fox, businessman and pastor
Cody Ryan, fitness entrepreneur and investor

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

California's 41st congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Republican Ken Calvert, who had represented the 42nd district since 2013 and previously represented the 44th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 43rd district from 1993 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Ken Calvert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Tim Sheridan, attorney and general election candidate for this seat in 2014

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Kerri Condley, businesswomen, former delegate for the California Democratic Party and Democratic candidate for this seat in 2014

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families

Labor unions

Results

California's 42nd congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Maxine Waters, who had represented the 43rd district since 2013 and previously represented the 35th district from 1993 to 2013 and the 29th district from 1991 to 1993, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Maxine Waters, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Omar Navarro, small business owner

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 43rd congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Janice Hahn, who had 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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Nanette Barragán, attorney and former Hermosa Beach City Council member
Isadore Hall, III, state senator

Eliminated in primary

Martha DelGadillo
Morris Griffin, Los Angeles County maintenance worker
Marcus Musante, lawyer
Sylvia Ortiz, business owner
Armando Sotomayor, community volunteer

Declined

Carmen Avalos, South Gate City Clerk
Aja Brown, Mayor of Compton
Joe Buscaino, Los Angeles City Council member
Maria Davila, South Gate City Council member
Janice Hahn, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

Christopher Castillo, clerk and carpenter
Ronald Siegel, small business owner

Endorsements

U.S. Representatives

Joaquin Castro, incumbent U.S. Representative (TX−20)
Lois Frankel, incumbent U.S. Representative (FL−22)
Ruben Gallego, incumbent U.S. Representative (AZ−7)
Lucille Roybal-Allard, incumbent U.S. Representative (CA−40)
Raul Ruiz, incumbent U.S. Representative (CA−36)
Linda Sanchez, incumbent U.S. Representative (CA−38)
Eric Swalwell, incumbent U.S. Representative (CA−15)

Organizations

Local officials

Belen Bernal, South Gate Council member
Maria Davila, South Gate Council member
Bill De Witt, South Gate Council member
Henry Gonzalez, former South Gate Mayor
Janice Schaffer, Carson Commissioner

U.S. Representatives

Janice Hahn, incumbent U.S. Representative (CA−44)

Labor unions

Organizations

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

California's 44th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Republican Mimi Walters, who had represented the 45th district since 2015, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Mimi Walters, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Greg Raths, retired Marine colonel

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Ron Varasteh, scientist, engineer and businessman

Eliminated in primary

Max Gouron, physician anesthesiologist

Endorsements

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Progressive Democrats of America

Results

California's 45th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Loretta Sanchez, who had 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.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Lou Correa, former state senator
Bao Nguyen, Mayor of Garden Grove

Eliminated in primary

Joe Dunn, former state senator

Withdrawn

Jordan Brandman, Anaheim Council member
Heberto Sanchez, manager with the Los Angeles County Department of Health (withdrew October 2015)

Declined

Loretta Sanchez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Eliminated in primary

Louie Contreras, businessman and realtor
Rodolfo Rudy Gaona, small business owner
Bob Peterson, Orange County sheriff's commander
Lynn Schott, educator, business owner and Irvine Council member

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Labor unions

Service Employees International Union

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Service Employees International Union

Organizations

Results

California's 46th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Alan Lowenthal, who had represented the 47th district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Alan Lowenthal, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Andy Whallon, engineer and entrepreneur

Eliminated in primary

Sanford Kahn, small business owner

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 47th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Republican Dana Rohrabacher, who had 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, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Dana Rohrabacher, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Suzanne Savary, retired business educator

Eliminated in primary

Robert John Banuelos, congressional case worker

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Results

California's 48th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Republican Darrell Issa, who had represented the 49th district since 2003 and the 48th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election and won by a margin of 0.52%, making this the closest House race in 2016.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Darrell Issa, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Doug Applegate, retired Marine Corps colonel and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

Ryan Glenn Wingo

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
Equality California
Progressive Democrats of America
VoteVets

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Darrell Issa (R)	Doug Applegate (D)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Issa)	October 4–6, 2016	400	± 4.9%	48%	39%	13%
Tulchin Research (D-DCCC)	September 28–30, 2016	400	± 4.9%	42%	46%	12%
DCCC	September 24–25, 2016	504	± 4.5%	48%	46%	6%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Issa)	September 6–8, 2016	400	± 4.9%	52%	38%	10%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Tilt R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2016
RCP	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Results

California's 49th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	155,888	50.3
	Democratic	Doug Applegate	154,267	49.7
Total votes	310,155	100.0
	Republican hold

District 50

The 50th district is based in inland San Diego County and includes Escondido and Santee. Incumbent Republican Duncan D. Hunter, who had represented the 50th district since 2013 and previously represented the 52nd district from 2009 to 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Duncan D. Hunter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Scott Meisterlin, businessman

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Patrick Malloy, business owner and realtor

Eliminated in primary

David Secor

Independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

H. Fuji Shioura, pastor

Endorsements

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Campaign for Working Families
Eagle Forum

Labor unions

Service Employees International Union

Results

California's 50th congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Juan Vargas, who had represented the 51st district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Juan Vargas, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Juan Mercado-Flores, deputy sheriff

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Juan M. Hidalgo Jr., retired U.S. Marine

Eliminated in primary

Carlos J. Sanchez, pediatrician

Endorsements

Labor unions

AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Labor unions

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 51st congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Scott Peters, who had represented the 52nd district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Scott Peters, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Denise Gitsham, attorney and former George W. Bush aide

Eliminated in primary

Terry Reagan Allvord, small business owner
Jacquie Atkinson, Marine Corps veteran
Kenneth Canada, university professor
John Horst, planning group leader

Endorsements

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Endorsements

Organizations

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program
End Citizens United
Equality California
United States Chamber of Commerce

Organizations

BIPAC
National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Likely D	October 31, 2016

Results

California's 52nd congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	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. Incumbent Democrat Susan Davis, who had represented the 53rd district since 2003 and previously represented the 49th district from 2001 to 2003, ran for re-election.

Primary election

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

Susan Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Nicholas Walpert, business executive

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

James Veltmeyer, physician

Eliminated in primary

Jim Ash, small business owner

Endorsements

Organizations

California Democratic Party

Results

Nonpartisan blanket primary results
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Organizations

Equality California

Results

California's 53rd congressional district election, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	198,988	67.0
	Republican	James Veltmeyer	97,968	33.0
Total votes	296,956	100.0
	Democratic hold

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