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2016 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

Raul Ruiz won the 2016 California U.S. House District 36 Election. Raul Ruiz received 144,348 popular votes (62.05%). The main challenger was Jeff Stone (37.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Ruiz and Stone

Ruiz +24.1 pts · won by 56,079 votes
Raul RuizDemocraticWINNER62.05%
144,348 votes
Jeff StoneRepublican37.95%
88,269 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.