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1996 California U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 16 Election?

Zoe Lofgren won the 1996 California U.S. House District 16 Election. Zoe Lofgren received 94,020 popular votes (65.65%). The main challenger was Chuck Wojslaw (30.16%).

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

Lofgren +35.5 pts · won by 50,823 votes
Zoe LofgrenDemocraticWINNER65.65%
94,020 votes
Chuck WojslawRepublican30.16%
43,197 votes
David R. BoninoLibertarian2.88%
4,124 votes
Abaan Abu-Shumaysnatural law1.3%
1,866 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.