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2016 California U.S. House District 42 Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. House District 42 Election?

Ken Calvert won the 2016 California U.S. House District 42 Election. Ken Calvert received 149,547 popular votes (58.82%). The main challenger was Tim Sheridan (41.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Calvert and Sheridan

Calvert +17.6 pts · won by 44,858 votes
Ken CalvertRepublicanWINNER58.82%
149,547 votes
Tim SheridanDemocratic41.18%
104,689 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.