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2016 California U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. House District 21 Election?

David G. Valadao won the 2016 California U.S. House District 21 Election. David G. Valadao received 75,126 popular votes (56.74%). The main challenger was Emilio Huerta (43.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Valadao and Huerta

Valadao +13.5 pts · won by 17,844 votes
David G. ValadaoRepublicanWINNER56.74%
75,126 votes
Emilio HuertaDemocratic43.26%
57,282 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.