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2016 California U.S. House District 31 Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. House District 31 Election?

Pete Aguilar won the 2016 California U.S. House District 31 Election. Pete Aguilar received 121,070 popular votes (56.07%). The main challenger was Paul Chabot (43.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Aguilar and Chabot

Aguilar +12.1 pts · won by 26,204 votes
Pete AguilarDemocraticWINNER56.07%
121,070 votes
Paul ChabotRepublican43.93%
94,866 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.