2016 California U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2016 California U.S. Senate Election?

Kamala Harris won the 2016 California U.S. Senate Election. Kamala Harris received 7,542,753 popular votes (61.6%). The main challenger was Loretta Sanchez (38.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Harris and Sanchez

Harris +23.2 pts · won by 2,841,336 votes

Kamala Harris DemocraticWINNER61.6%

7,542,753 votes

Loretta Sanchez Democratic38.4%

4,701,417 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.