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2016 California U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. House District 16 Election?

Jim Costa won the 2016 California U.S. House District 16 Election. Jim Costa received 97,473 popular votes (58.03%). The main challenger was Johnny M. Tacherra (41.97%).

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

Costa +16.1 pts · won by 26,990 votes
Jim CostaDemocraticWINNER58.03%
97,473 votes
Johnny M. TacherraRepublican41.97%
70,483 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.