CA-16

Name: CA-16 Election 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: California

California — U.S. House District 16

Nov 3, 2026California2 candidates

Incumbent

Sam Liccardo

(D)Incumbent

In office since 2025 · 1 term

Participation

99%

Party Unity

97%

Bipartisan

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Net +4144 votes

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Sam Liccardo

(D)Incumbent

Since 2025

Participation

99%

Party Unity

97%

Bipartisan

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Challengers

Peter Sundin Soulé

(R)

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Election History

2024

2022

2020

2018

2026

Sam Liccardo(D)N/A

Peter Sundin Soulé(R)N/A

2024

Sam Liccardo(D)58.2%

Evan Low(D)41.8%

2022

Anna G Eshoo(D)57.8%

Mantosh Kumar(D)42.2%

2020

Jim Costa(D)59.4%

Kevin Cookingham(R)40.6%

2018

Jim Costa(D)57.5%

Elizabeth Heng(R)42.5%

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