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2020 California U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2020 California U.S. House District 16 Election?

Jim Costa won the 2020 California U.S. House District 16 Election. Jim Costa received 128,690 popular votes (59.38%). The main challenger was Kevin Cookingham (40.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Costa and Cookingham

Costa +18.8 pts · won by 40,651 votes
Jim CostaDemocraticWINNER59.38%
128,690 votes
Kevin CookinghamRepublican40.62%
88,039 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.