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2016 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Doug LaMalfa won the 2016 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Doug LaMalfa received 185,448 popular votes (59.05%). The main challenger was Jim Reed (40.95%).

See the full head-to-head between LaMalfa and Reed

LaMalfa +18.1 pts · won by 56,860 votes
Doug LaMalfaRepublicanWINNER59.05%
185,448 votes
Jim ReedDemocratic40.95%
128,588 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.