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2014 California U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2014 California U.S. House District 16 Election?

Jim Costa won the 2014 California U.S. House District 16 Election. Jim Costa received 46,277 popular votes (50.73%). The main challenger was Johnny M. Tacherra (49.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Costa and Tacherra

Costa +1.5 pts · won by 1,334 votes
Jim CostaDemocraticWINNER50.73%
46,277 votes
Johnny M. TacherraRepublican49.27%
44,943 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.