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2016 California U.S. House District 49 Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. House District 49 Election?

Darrell E. Issa won the 2016 California U.S. House District 49 Election. Darrell E. Issa received 155,888 popular votes (50.26%). The main challenger was Doug Applegate (49.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Issa and Applegate

Issa +0.5 pts · won by 1,621 votes
Darrell E. IssaRepublicanWINNER50.26%
155,888 votes
Doug ApplegateDemocratic49.74%
154,267 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.