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2016 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Mike Thompson won the 2016 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Mike Thompson received 224,526 popular votes (76.87%). The main challenger was Carlos Santamaria (23.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Thompson and Santamaria

Thompson +53.7 pts · won by 156,961 votes
Mike ThompsonDemocraticWINNER76.87%
224,526 votes
Carlos SantamariaRepublican23.13%
67,565 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.