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2000 California U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 16 Election?

Zoe Lofgren won the 2000 California U.S. House District 16 Election. Zoe Lofgren received 115,118 popular votes (72.06%). The main challenger was Horace Eugene Thayn (23.3%).

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

Lofgren +48.8 pts · won by 77,905 votes
Zoe LofgrenDemocraticWINNER72.06%
115,118 votes
Horace Eugene ThaynRepublican23.3%
37,213 votes
Dennis Michael UmphressLibertarian2.97%
4,742 votes
Edward J. Kleinnatural law1.67%
2,673 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.