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2016 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Garamendi won the 2016 California U.S. House District 3 Election. John Garamendi received 152,513 popular votes (59.35%). The main challenger was N. Eugene Cleek (40.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Garamendi and Cleek

Garamendi +18.7 pts · won by 48,060 votes
John GaramendiDemocraticWINNER59.35%
152,513 votes
N. Eugene CleekRepublican40.65%
104,453 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.