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2016 California U.S. House District 52 Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. House District 52 Election?

Scott H. Peters won the 2016 California U.S. House District 52 Election. Scott H. Peters received 181,253 popular votes (56.53%). The main challenger was Denise Gitsham (43.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Peters and Gitsham

Peters +13.1 pts · won by 41,850 votes
Scott H. PetersDemocraticWINNER56.53%
181,253 votes
Denise GitshamRepublican43.47%
139,403 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.