California's 16th Congressional District election, 2022
All U.S. House districts, including the 16th Congressional District of California, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022.
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Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 16
Incumbent Anna Eshoo defeated Rishi Kumar in the general election for U.S. House California District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anna Eshoo (D)  | 57.8 | 139,235 |
 | Rishi Kumar (D) | 42.2 | 101,772 | |
| Total votes: 241,007 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 16
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 16 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Eshoo (D) | 47.9 | 81,100 |
| ✔ | | Rishi Kumar (D) | 15.6 | 26,438 |
 | Peter Ohtaki (R) | 12.6 | 21,354 | |
 | Richard Fox (R) | 7.8 | 13,187 | |
 | Ajwang Rading (D) | 6.7 | 11,418 | |
 | Greg Tanaka (D) | 6.6 | 11,107 | |
 | Benjamin Solomon (R) | 1.6 | 2,659 | |
 | John Karl Fredrich (Independent) | 1.3 | 2,120 | |
| Travis Odekirk (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 169,385 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Voting information
- See also: Voting in California
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Anna Eshoo (D)
Heal Our Nation. Our nation is deeply divided and this division is mirrored in Congress. Last year a vicious mob, incited by the former president, attempted to stop the counting of Electoral ballots and upend the peaceful transition of power, a hallmark of our democracy. In the case of the Covid-19 pandemic, political polarization has resulted in a deadly “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” Our nation’s ability to heal and recover from these crises is hindered by partisanship and fake news. Anna is the leader we need now. She is a highly effective legislator who believes in and has a long record of bipartisanship.
Strengthen Our Economy. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on our economy and taken a disproportionate toll on small businesses and essential workers for whom remote work is not an option. It has exposed and exacerbated inequalities and supply chain weaknesses, and raised national security concerns associated with an over-reliance on foreign manufacturers. Anna is focused on tackling these issues to improve the lives of all her constituents. She has advocated and voted for critical emergency aid, funding to expand broadband access, rapid vaccine development and deployment, and increased coronavirus testing. Anna has done this work with an eye to protecting the most vulnerable among us – leaving no one behind..
Rishi Kumar (D)
.★ I will leverage the extraordinary technical and financial resources of the richest, most innovative congressional district in America to act on our burning issues. I'm the only candidate in this race who fights to reduce drug prices, who protects Medicare for seniors - pushes to expand it - and who supports Medicare for All. https://rishikumar.com/medicare I will champion reproductive rights, climate change, and stopping the senseless deaths of our children at school. I will defend our democracy, reduce crime, inflation and the exodus. I'll establish an additional congressional office at the coastside to prioritize the coastal issues. I will get more done in my first two years than you have seen done in decades, and NEVER sell out.
.★ I will push for a cleanup of Washington with term limits, ban congressional insider trading, establish a collaborative problem-solving approach, not divisive partisan politics, with a people-centric agenda, not lobbyist-centric. Check out my stories as a maverick at RishiKumar.com
Anna Eshoo (D)
Anna's efforts have produced cutting-edge legislation, such as the nation’s Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act which helped to produce life-saving Covid vaccines and the bill to establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). ARPA-H would create an independent health agency that would incubate and foster biomedical innovation to transform how we detect, treat, and cure the deadliest, most aggressive diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and pancreatic, liver, lung and ovarian cancer.
Anna is a staunch defender of human rights, civil rights, voting rights, women’s rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, privacy rights - and the right to live a dignified life with equal opportunity to pursue the American dream. She believes that we owe it to future generations to protect the planet and ensure that our workplaces, neighborhoods and schools are safe from gun violence. Anna has a long record of fighting for equality and justice, not only when it’s popular or widely accepted.
Rishi Kumar (D)
☆ Purge dark money from American politics: I will always reject tainted PAC & Special Interest Group money and will fight to overturn Citizens United that allows the insertion of Super PAC money into American politics. Time for politicians to serve the people and not the lobbyists. ☆ Protect Women’s Reproductive Rights: I will legislate Roe and get it done once and for all. RBG once said that Congress should have acted to enshrine women’s equal justice under law decades ago. It tragically didn’t, and we should question those in Congress who failed. ☆ Diligent action with climate and coastal protection. Visit www. RishiKumar.com/Climate and RishiKumar.com/coast I will establish another congressional office on the coast.
☆ Fiscal responsibility, reduce America’s deficit and expand the economy: It is essential that the nation’s deficit is reduced through new fiscal approaches grounded in economic principles. I am against tax & spend. We need to alleviate this energy crisis by actively encouraging and innovating with new energy sources to grab market share.☆ Stop the exodus: We need a plan to address the valley’s challenges with rising crime, housing, traffic, and homelessness. I sincerely believe that the push for high-density housing is flawed without a managed growth plan. These policies do not address infrastructure support such as water, sewers, roads, schools and recurring droughts.
Rishi Kumar (D)
Rishi Kumar (D)
Our elected leaders should not be bought and sold by big money. I will work to remove the influence of big money on American politics. It is time we had fearless leaders who will make citizen-centric choices and do what is best for the American people. Corporate greed and Super PACs exert too much influence on our political system. The voices of everyday Americans are not being heard. The American people see our government working only for large contributors and lobbyists, rather than working for them. Our elected leaders should not be pupated by big money for their personal interests and gain. I will work to remove the big money influence on American politics and restore trust in our democracy.
Rishi Kumar (D)
I'm tired of seeing career politicians who are not aligned with Silicon Valley's innovation economy. There are big changes coming. We must prepare the next generation to succeed in an autonomous world of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain technology; we must lead the world in technological innovation! We need to seed Silicon Valley's success in innovation to spread so that America’s working-class families share in the economic prosperity.
I will partner with our tech leaders to develop synergies for Silicon Valley's sustained success.
Rishi Kumar (D)
Rishi Kumar (D)
I'm tired of seeing career politicians who are not aligned with Silicon Valley's innovation economy. There are big changes coming. We must prepare the next generation to succeed in an autonomous world of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain technology; we must lead the world in technological innovation! We need to seed Silicon Valley's success in innovation to spread so that America’s working-class families share in the economic prosperity.
I will partner with our tech leaders to develop synergies for Silicon Valley's sustained success.
Rishi Kumar (D)
1 Task Force on Artificial Intelligence 2 The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 3 Science, Space, and Technology
(1) Task Force on Artificial Intelligence: I'm running for Congress because I'm tired of career politicians who don't understand Silicon Valley's innovation industry. We cannot prepare our workforce for an autonomous workplace built upon Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning if our leaders are not familiar with it.
(2) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Silicon Valley powers the economy of California and of the United States. Investing in its infrastructure will pay tremendous dividends to us all. Look up my "21 counties, 21 minutes Mega Silicon Valley vision." We need bold transportation plans.This is America and we can innovate with transportation like no one can. The time is now. I am interested in making a down-payment for a glorious future.
(3) Science, Space, and Technology: This is a committee on which I can contribute valuably. My professional experience in Silicon Valley's software industry as both a business and technology leader puts me in a unique position. This allows me to legislate with percipience for Silicon Valley innovation to not only succeed, but also for the benefits to spread to our working-class families. We must prepare the next generation to succeed in a 21st century world. We cannot allow our nation to lose its place as the technology leader of the world. The very future of American success and economic status is at stake.
Rishi Kumar (D)
Our Founding Fathers feared the creation of a permanent political class that existed parallel to, rather than enmeshed within, American society. Several lawmakers have brought back the old idea of congressional term limits on Capitol Hill through a constitutional amendment limiting the number of times a legislator can run for re-election to the same office. What do we have today? American politics is chock-full of career politicians who stay in office for decades, while treating their office as "business as usual" and sometimes even fiefdoms. We need to hit the reset button every few years, just like we do in the California Assembly and Senate, along with most city council positions nationwide. We need new talent from our nation. We need regular Americans with real world experience that is more important than experience in government or politics. We need energetic leaders who can solve the big issues of American society today. Term limits provide accountability, alleviate any corruption issues by ensuring political turnover, and deliver new leadership and new energy.
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[1] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[2] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Eshoo | Democratic Party | $2,037,405 | $2,069,255 | $520,948 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Rishi Kumar | Democratic Party | $747,661 | $752,584 | $-1,109 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Travis Odekirk | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Ajwang Rading | Democratic Party | $258,839 | $229,137 | $29,702 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Greg Tanaka | Democratic Party | $148,222 | $148,222 | $0 | As of October 20, 2022 |
| Richard Fox | Republican Party | $15,140 | $15,140 | $0 | As of November 28, 2022 |
| Peter Ohtaki | Republican Party | $58,335 | $58,335 | $0 | As of September 30, 2022 |
| Benjamin Solomon | Republican Party | $9,120 | $9,293 | $7 | As of June 30, 2022 |
| John Karl Fredrich | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[3]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[4][5][6]
| Race ratings: California's 16th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in California in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in California, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| California | U.S. House | All candidates | 40-60 | $1,740.00 | 3/11/2022 | Source |
District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
- Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.
California District 16
until January 2, 2023
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California District 16
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[7] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[8]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, California | ||||
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| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| California's 1st | 39.2% | 58.3% | 41.1% | 56.4% |
| California's 2nd | 73.5% | 24.0% | 73.6% | 23.9% |
| California's 3rd | 47.9% | 49.7% | 46.2% | 51.6% |
| California's 4th | 67.1% | 30.5% | 72.4% | 25.3% |
| California's 5th | 42.7% | 55.0% | 43.9% | 53.7% |
| California's 6th | 57.9% | 39.4% | 55.6% | 41.9% |
| California's 7th | 67.4% | 30.3% | 70.3% | 27.2% |
| California's 8th | 76.0% | 22.0% | 54.9% | 42.7% |
| California's 9th | 55.2% | 42.6% | 50.3% | 47.4% |
| California's 10th | 68.6% | 29.3% | 74.3% | 23.6% |
| California's 11th | 86.3% | 11.7% | 86.1% | 11.9% |
| California's 12th | 89.3% | 8.6% | 88.9% | 9.0% |
| California's 13th | 54.3% | 43.4% | 57.9% | 39.9% |
| California's 14th | 71.7% | 26.2% | 71.5% | 26.4% |
| California's 15th | 77.7% | 20.4% | 77.7% | 20.5% |
| California's 16th | 75.4% | 22.4% | 76.4% | 21.3% |
| California's 17th | 72.7% | 25.3% | 72.5% | 25.5% |
| California's 18th | 71.0% | 26.9% | 70.0% | 27.9% |
| California's 19th | 68.7% | 29.1% | 72.7% | 25.0% |
| California's 20th | 36.4% | 61.3% | 40.5% | 57.1% |
| California's 21st | 59.1% | 38.8% | 58.8% | 38.9% |
| California's 22nd | 55.3% | 42.3% | 54.4% | 43.5% |
| California's 23rd | 43.9% | 53.7% | 43.6% | 54.0% |
| California's 24th | 63.3% | 34.3% | 60.7% | 36.9% |
| California's 25th | 56.7% | 41.4% | 55.9% | 42.3% |
| California's 26th | 58.9% | 39.0% | 61.4% | 36.5% |
| California's 27th | 55.1% | 42.7% | 54.0% | 43.9% |
| California's 28th | 66.1% | 31.9% | 67.2% | 30.8% |
| California's 29th | 74.5% | 23.2% | 74.1% | 23.7% |
| California's 30th | 72.2% | 26.0% | 70.9% | 27.2% |
| California's 31st | 64.5% | 33.4% | 65.2% | 32.8% |
| California's 32nd | 69.5% | 28.7% | 68.7% | 29.4% |
| California's 33rd | 61.5% | 36.2% | 58.8% | 38.9% |
| California's 34th | 81.0% | 16.7% | 80.8% | 16.9% |
| California's 35th | 62.7% | 35.1% | 65.1% | 32.6% |
| California's 36th | 71.0% | 26.9% | 69.0% | 29.0% |
| California's 37th | 85.7% | 12.4% | 84.3% | 13.8% |
| California's 38th | 64.1% | 33.9% | 65.6% | 32.3% |
| California's 39th | 62.0% | 35.8% | 61.7% | 36.1% |
| California's 40th | 49.9% | 48.0% | 54.1% | 44.0% |
| California's 41st | 48.6% | 49.7% | 45.3% | 52.7% |
| California's 42nd | 71.7% | 25.9% | 77.1% | 20.6% |
| California's 43rd | 80.8% | 17.0% | 76.9% | 20.9% |
| California's 44th | 72.9% | 24.7% | 78.4% | 19.2% |
| California's 45th | 52.1% | 46.0% | 49.7% | 48.2% |
| California's 46th | 64.1% | 33.7% | 64.3% | 33.5% |
| California's 47th | 54.5% | 43.4% | 54.6% | 43.3% |
| California's 48th | 42.7% | 55.0% | 45.0% | 52.7% |
| California's 49th | 54.6% | 43.2% | 55.2% | 42.5% |
| California's 50th | 65.4% | 32.2% | 63.4% | 34.2% |
| California's 51st | 62.5% | 35.2% | 67.0% | 30.9% |
| California's 52nd | 67.4% | 30.5% | 66.9% | 30.9% |
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in California.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in California in 2022. Information below was calculated on April 7, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
For the first time since at least 2014, every U.S. House district in California had scheduled a contested primary election following the 2022 candidate filing deadline. In California, which uses a top-two primary system, a primary is contested if more than two candidates file to run.
In 2022, 265 candidates filed to run for California's 52 congressional districts, including 112 Democrats, 126 Republicans, and 27 independent and third party candidates. That's 5.1 candidates per district, more than the 4.2 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.9 in 2018. This figure increased partly due to a larger number of candidates but also because the number of congressional districts in California decreased by one following the 2020 census.
Forty-seven incumbents filed for re-election, all of whom were set to face primary challengers as of the candidate filing deadline, another first since at least 2014. Five districts were left open, meaning no incumbent filed to run there. Four incumbents did not seek re-election and one—Rep. Devin Nunes (R)—resigned early. Nunes' retirement triggered a special election for June 7. No candidates in the special election filed to run in the regularly-scheduled general election, meaning the winner of the special election would only serve in Congress until Jan. 3, 2023.
Nine candidates filed to run in the 30th District, more than any other. This includes three Democrats, including incumbent Rep. Adam Schiff (D), four Republicans, one American Independent Party candidate, and one Green Party candidate.
As of the filing deadline, no districts were guaranteed to either party because both Democrats and Republicans filed to run in all 52. However, under California's top-two primary system, two candidates from the same party can advance to the general election if they are the top two vote-getters in the primary.
Presidential elections
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+26. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 26 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made California's 16th the 35th most Democratic district nationally.[9]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in California's 16th based on 2022 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 75.4% | 22.4% | |||
Presidential voting history
California presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | P[10] | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in California and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for California | ||
|---|---|---|
| California | United States | |
| Population | 37,253,956 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 155,857 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 59.7% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 5.8% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 14.5% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 14% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 4.9% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 39% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 83.3% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 33.9% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $75,235 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.4% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of California's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from California, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 42 | 44 |
| Republican | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 53 | 55 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in California's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in California, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Gavin Newsom
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| Lieutenant Governor | Eleni Kounalakis
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| Secretary of State | Shirley Weber
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| Attorney General | Rob Bonta
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the California State Legislature as of November 2022.
California State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 31 | |
| Republican Party | 9 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | |
California State Assembly
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 60 | |
| Republican Party | 19 | |
| Independent | 1 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, California was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
California Party Control: 1992-2022
Seventeen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Assembly | D | D | D | S | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
District history
2020
See also: California's 16th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 16
Incumbent Jim Costa defeated Kevin Cookingham in the general election for U.S. House California District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Costa (D) | 59.4 | 128,690 |
 | Kevin Cookingham (R) | 40.6 | 88,039 | |
| Total votes: 216,729 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 16
Incumbent Jim Costa and Kevin Cookingham defeated Esmeralda Soria and Kim Williams in the primary for U.S. House California District 16 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Costa (D) | 37.5 | 41,228 |
| ✔ | | Kevin Cookingham (R) | 35.2 | 38,652 |
 | Esmeralda Soria (D) | 21.4 | 23,484 | |
 | Kim Williams (D) | 5.9 | 6,458 | |
| Total votes: 109,822 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 16
Incumbent Jim Costa defeated Elizabeth Heng in the general election for U.S. House California District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Costa (D) | 57.5 | 82,266 |
 | Elizabeth Heng (R) | 42.5 | 60,693 | |
| Total votes: 142,959 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 16
Incumbent Jim Costa and Elizabeth Heng advanced from the primary for U.S. House California District 16 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Costa (D) | 53.0 | 39,527 |
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Heng (R) | 47.0 | 35,080 |
| Total votes: 74,607 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Jim Costa (D) defeated Johnny Tacherra (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Costa and Tacherra defeated David Rogers (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jim Costa Incumbent |
58% | 97,473 | |
| Republican | Johnny Tacherra | 42% | 70,483 | |
| Total Votes | 167,956 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Jim Costa Incumbent |
55.9% | 52,822 | |
| Republican | Johnny Tacherra |
32.8% | 31,028 | |
| Republican | David Rogers | 11.2% | 10,606 | |
| Total Votes | 94,456 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
The 16th Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jim Costa (D) narrowly defeated Johnny Tacherra (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Costa Incumbent |
50.7% | 46,277 | |
| Republican | Johnny Tacherra | 49.3% | 44,943 | |
| Total Votes | 91,220 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Jim Costa Incumbent |
44.3% | 25,586 | |
| Republican | Johnny Tacherra |
21.7% | 12,542 | |
| Republican | Steve Crass | 15.4% | 8,877 | |
| Republican | Mel Levey | 7.9% | 4,565 | |
| Republican | Joanna Garcia-Botelho | 6.6% | 3,827 | |
| Democratic | Job Melton | 4.1% | 2,370 | |
| Total Votes | 57,767 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Progressive Party
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
