California's 16th congressional district

California's 16th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California, located in the central San Joaquin Valley.

"CA-16" redirects here. For the state route, see California State Route 16.
California's 16th congressional district
California's 16th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Jim Costa
D–Fresno
Population (2019)753,152
Median household
income		$50,401[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+9[3]

The district is currently represented by Democrat Jim Costa. Currently, the district includes Merced County, most of Madera County, and part of Fresno County. Cities in the district include Los Banos, Madera, Merced, and most of Fresno.

From 1993 to 2013, the 16th district covered part of Santa Clara County, and included much of central San Jose. Much of that district is now the 19th district.

Recent election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
1992 U.S. President Clinton (D) 52.4 – 27.1%
U.S. Senator Boxer (D) 54.4 – 34.0%
U.S. Senator Feinstein (D) 63.8 – 28.4%
1994 Governor [data unknown/missing]
U.S. Senator [data unknown/missing]
1996 U.S. President [data unknown/missing]
1998 Governor [data unknown/missing]
U.S. Senator [data unknown/missing]
2000 U.S. President[4] Gore (D) 64.2 – 31.7%
U.S. Senator[5] Feinstein (D) 64.4 – 30.2%
2002 Governor[6] Davis (D) 56.3 – 31.3%
2003 Recall[7][8] No 57.3 – 42.7%
Bustamante (D) 41.2 – 38.7%
2004 U.S. President[9] Kerry (D) 63.4 – 35.5%
U.S. Senator[10] Boxer (D) 67.0 – 28.5%
2006 Governor[11] Schwarzenegger (R) 49.6 – 46.1%
U.S. Senator[12] Feinstein (D) 70.2 – 24.6%
2008 U.S. President[13] Obama (D) 69.6 – 28.8%
2010 Governor Brown (D) 62.3 – 33.4%
U.S. Senator Boxer (D) 64.3 – 30.8%
2012 U.S. President Obama (D) 58.6 – 39.4%
U.S. Senator Feinstein (D) 59.3 - 40.7%
2014 Governor Brown (D) 54.4 - 45.6%
2016 U.S. President Clinton (D) 58.0 – 36.4%
U.S. Senator Sanchez (D) 51.2 - 48.8%
2018 Governor Newsom (D) 56.1 - 43.9%
U.S. Senator de Leon (D) 51.9 - 48.1%
2020 U.S. President Biden (D) 58.8 – 38.9%

List of members representing the district
Representative Party Dates Cong
ress(es)		 Electoral history Counties
District created on March 4, 1933

John F. Dockweiler		 Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939		 73rd
74th
75th		 Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election as an independent candidate after running for governor		 [data unknown/missing]

Leland M. Ford		 Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943		 76th
77th		 Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.		 [data unknown/missing]

Will Rogers Jr.		 Democratic January 3, 1943 –
May 23, 1944		 78th Elected in 1942.
Resigned to return to active duty in the Army		 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant May 23, 1944 –
January 3, 1945		 78th

Ellis E. Patterson		 Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947		 79th Elected in 1944.
Lost re-nomination		 [data unknown/missing]

Donald L. Jackson		 Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1961		 80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th		 Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Retired.		 [data unknown/missing]

Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.		 Republican January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963		 87th Elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the 28th district		 [data unknown/missing]

B. F. Sisk		 Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1967		 88th
89th		 Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
 Fresno, Madera, Merced
January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1975		 90th
91st
92nd
93rd		 Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 15th district.		 Fresno, Merced

Burt Talcott		 Republican January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1977		 94th Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1974.
Lost re-election.		 Western Monterey, San Benito, northern San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz

Leon Panetta		 Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1983		 95th
96th
97th		 Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd		 Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 17th district		 Monterey, San Benito, northern San Luis Obispo, southern Santa Cruz

Don Edwards		 Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995		 103rd Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1992.
Retired		 Santa Clara

Zoe Lofgren		 Democratic January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003		 104th
105th
106th
107th		 Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013		 108th
109th
110th
111th
112th		 Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 19th district		 Santa Clara (San Jose)

Jim Costa		 Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present		 113th
114th
115th
116th
117th		 Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.		 Central Valley including Fresno and Merced

Election results

1932 • 1934 • 1936 • 1938 • 1940 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1948 • 1950 • 1952 • 1954 • 1956 • 1958 • 1960 • 1962 • 1964 • 1966 • 1968 • 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1980 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 2020

1932
United States House of Representatives elections, 1932[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Dockweiler 70,333 54.9
Republican Clyde Woodworth 57,718 45.1
Total votes 128,051 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic win (new seat)

1934
United States House of Representatives elections, 1934[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Dockweiler (inc.) 119,332 100.0
Turnout
Democratic hold

1936
United States House of Representatives elections, 1936[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Dockweiler (inc.) 90,986 57.7
Republican Raymond V. Darby 66,583 42.3
Total votes 157,569 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1938
United States House of Representatives elections, 1938[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leland M. Ford 97,407 62.8
Democratic John F. Dockweiler (write-in) 32,863 21.2
Townsend Ted E. Felt 16,045 10.3
Progressive J. Barton Huthins 6,643 4.3
Communist La Rue McCormick 2,070 1.3
Total votes 155,028 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1940
United States House of Representatives elections, 1940[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leland M. Ford 188,049 96.4
Communist George C. Sandy 7,017 3.6
Total votes 195,066 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1942
United States House of Representatives elections, 1942[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Will Rogers, Jr. 61,437 53.7
Republican Leland M. Ford (incumbent) 52,023 45.4
Communist Allen L. Ryan 1,043 0.9
Total votes 114,503 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1944
United States House of Representatives elections, 1944[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ellis E. Patterson (inc.) 105,835 54.1
Republican Jesse Randolph Kellems 89,700 45.9
Total votes 195,535 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1946
United States House of Representatives elections, 1946[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson 78,264 53.9
Democratic Harold Harby 45,951 31.7
Democratic Ellis E. Patterson (write-in) 20,945 14.4
Total votes 145,160 100.0
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

1948
United States House of Representatives elections, 1948[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 121,198 57
Democratic Ellis E. Patterson 91,268 43
Total votes 212,466 100
Turnout  
Republican hold

1950
United States House of Representatives elections, 1950[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 115,970 59.3
Democratic S. Mark Hogue 79,744 40.7
Total votes 195,714 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1952
United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 79,127 59.7
Democratic S. Mark Hogue 53,337 40.3
Total votes 132,464 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1954
United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 63,124 60.8
Democratic S. Mark Hogue 40,659 39.2
Total votes 103,783 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1956
United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 84,050 60.8
Democratic G. Robert "Bob" Fleming 53,624 39.2
Total votes 137,674 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1958
United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald L. Jackson (inc.) 70,724 57.8
Democratic Melvin Lennard 51,616 42.2
Total votes 122,340 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1960
United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr. 83,601 55.4
Democratic Jerry Pacht 67,318 44.6
Total votes 150,919 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1962
United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 108,339 71.8
Republican Arthur L. Selland 42,401 28.2
Total votes 150,740 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1964
United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 117,727 66.8
Republican David T. Harris 58,604 33.2
Total votes 176,331 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1966
United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 118,063 71.4
Republican Cecil F. White 47,329 28.6
Total votes 165,392 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1968
United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 97,473 62.5
Republican Dave Harris 55,192 35.4
American Independent John P. Carroll 3,390 2.2
Total votes 156,055 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1970
United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 95,118 66.4
Republican Phillip V. Sanchez 43,843 30.6
American Independent James W. Scott 4,237 3.0
Total votes 143,198 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1972
United States House of Representatives elections, 1972[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent) 134,079 79.1
Republican Carol Harner 35,384 20.9
Total votes 169,463 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1974
United States House of Representatives elections, 1974[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) 76,084 49.2
Democratic Julian Camacho 74,018 47.8
American Independent D. Jeff Mauro 4,576 3.0
Total votes 154,678 100.0
Turnout  
Republican hold

1976
United States House of Representatives elections, 1976[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta 104,545 53.4
Republican Burt L. Talcott (incumbent) 91,160 46.6
Total votes 195,705 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

1978
United States House of Representatives elections, 1978[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 104,550 61.4
Republican Eric Seastrand 65,808 38.6
Total votes 170,358 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1980
United States House of Representatives elections, 1980[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 158,360 71.0
Republican W. A. "Jack" Roth 54,675 24.5
Libertarian Kenton H. Bowers 6,802 3.0
Peace and Freedom D. Jeff Mauro 3,198 1.4
Total votes 223,035 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1982
United States House of Representatives elections, 1982[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 142,630 85.4
Republican Gary Richard Arnold 24,448 14.6
Total votes 167,078 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1984
United States House of Representatives elections, 1984[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 153,377 70.8
Republican Patricia Smith Ramsey 60,065 27.7
Libertarian Bill Anderson 3,245 1.5
Total votes 216,687 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1986
United States House of Representatives elections, 1986[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 128,151 78.4
Republican Louis Darrigo 31,386 19.2
Peace and Freedom Ron Wright 2,017 1.2
Libertarian Bill Anderson 1,944 1.2
Total votes 163,498 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1988
United States House of Representatives elections, 1988[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 177,452 78.6
Republican Stanley K. Monteith 48,375 21.4
Total votes 225,827 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1990
United States House of Representatives elections, 1990[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 134,236 74.2
Republican Jerry M. Reiss 39,885 22.0
Libertarian Brian H. Tucker 6,881 3.8
Total votes 181,002 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1992
United States House of Representatives elections, 1992[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 96,661 62
Republican Ted Bundesen 49,843 32
Peace and Freedom Amani S. Kummba 9,370 6
No party Hunt (write-in) 5 0
No party Loeber (write-in) 3 0
No party James (write-in) 1 0
Total votes 155,883 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1994
United States House of Representatives elections, 1994[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren 74,935 64.96
Republican Lyle J. Smith 40,409 35.03
No party Barraza (write-in) 8 0.01
Total votes 115,352 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1996
United States House of Representatives elections, 1996[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 94,020 65.7
Republican Chuck Wojslaw 43,197 30.2
Libertarian David Bonino 4,124 2.8
Natural Law Abaan Abu-Shumays 1,866 1.3
Total votes 143,207 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

1998
United States House of Representatives elections, 1998[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 85,503 72.82
Republican Horace Eugene Thayn 27,494 23.42
Natural Law John H. Black 4,417 3.76
Total votes 117,414 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2000
United States House of Representatives elections, 2000[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 115,118 72.1
Republican Horace "Gene" Thayn 37,213 23.3
Libertarian Dennis Michael Umphress 4,742 3.0
Natural Law Edward J. Klein 2,673 1.6
Total votes 159,746 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2002
United States House of Representatives elections, 2002[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 72,370 67.1
Republican Douglas Adams McNea 32,182 29.8
Libertarian Dennis Michael Umphress 3,434 3.1
Total votes 104,556 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2004
United States House of Representatives elections, 2004[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 129,222 70.9
Republican Lawrence R. Wiesner 47,992 26.4
Libertarian Markus Welch 5,067 2.7
Total votes 182,281 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2006
United States House of Representatives elections, 2006[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 98,929 72.8
Republican Charel Winston 37,130 27.2
Total votes 136,059 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008
United States House of Representatives elections, 2008[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 146,481 71.3
Republican Charel Winston 49,399 24.1
Libertarian Steven Wells 9,447 4.6
Total votes 205,327 100.0
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010
United States House of Representatives elections, 2010[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) 105,841 67.82
Republican Daniel Sahagun 37,913 24.29
Libertarian Edward Gonzalez 12,304 7.89
Total votes 156,058 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012
United States House of Representatives elections, 2012[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 84,649 57%
Republican Brian Daniel Whelan 62,801 43%
Total votes 147,450 100.0%
Democratic hold

2014
United States House of Representatives elections, 2014[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 46,277 51%
Republican Johnny Tacherra 44,943 49%
Total votes 91,220 100.0%
Democratic hold

2016
United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 97,473 58%
Republican Johnny Tacherra 70,483 42%
Total votes 167,956 100.0%
Democratic hold

2018
United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 82,266 58%
Republican Elizabeth Heng 60,693 42%
Total votes 142,959 100.0%
Democratic hold

2020
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Costa (incumbent) 128,690 59.4
Republican Kevin Cookingham 88,039 40.6
Total votes 216,729 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013

See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=06&cd=16
  2. "Citizens Redistricting Commission Final Report, 2011" (PDF).
  3. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. Statement of Vote (2000 President) Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Statement of Vote (2000 Senator) Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. Statement of Vote (2002 Governor) Archived November 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Statement of Vote (2003 Recall Question) Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Statement of Vote (2003 Governor) Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. Statement of Vote (2004 President) Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Statement of Vote (2004 Senator) Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  11. Statement of Vote (2006 Governor) Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  12. Statement of Vote (2006 Senator) Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. (2008 President) Archived 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
  14. 1932 election results
  15. 1934 election results
  16. 1936 election results
  17. 1938 election results
  18. 1940 election results
  19. 1942 election results
  20. 1944 election results
  21. 1946 election results
  22. 1948 election results
  23. 1950 election results
  24. 1952 election results
  25. 1954 election results
  26. 1956 election results
  27. 1958 election results
  28. 1960 election results
  29. 1962 election results
  30. 1964 election results
  31. 1966 election results
  32. 1968 election results
  33. 1970 election results
  34. 1972 election results
  35. 1974 election results
  36. 1976 election results
  37. 1978 election results
  38. 1980 election results
  39. 1982 election results
  40. 1984 election results
  41. 1986 election results
  42. 1988 election results
  43. 1990 election results
  44. 1992 election results
  45. 1994 election results
  46. 1996 election results
  47. 1998 election results
  48. 2000 election results
  49. 2002 general election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  50. 2004 general election results
  51. 2006 general election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  52. 2006 Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" (retrieved on August 8th, 2009).
  53. 2010 Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (retrieved on March 24th, 2011).
  54. 2012 general election results Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  55. U.S. House of Representatives District 16 - Districtwide Results Archived 2014-12-21 at the Wayback Machine

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