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1994 California U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1994 California U.S. House District 16 Election?

Zoe Lofgren won the 1994 California U.S. House District 16 Election. Zoe Lofgren received 74,935 popular votes (64.96%). The main challenger was Lyle J. Smith (35.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Lofgren and Smith

Lofgren +29.9 pts · won by 34,526 votes
Zoe LofgrenDemocraticWINNER64.96%
74,935 votes
Lyle J. SmithRepublican35.03%
40,409 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.