2016 United States Senate election in California

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2016 United States Senate election in California
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  Senator Harris official senate portrait.jpg Loretta Sanchez official photo.jpg
Candidate Kamala Harris Loretta Sanchez
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 7,542,753 4,701,417
Percentage 61.60% 38.40%
2016 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg
County results

Harris:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Sanchez:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Barbara Boxer
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Kamala Harris
Democratic

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The 2016 United States Senate election in California was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of California, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. In the California system, the top two finishers—regardless of party—advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate receives a majority of the vote in the primary election. Washington and Louisiana have similar "jungle primary" style processes for senators.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer decided to not run for reelection to a fifth term.[1] This was the first open seat Senate election in California since 1992, when Boxer was first elected.[2] In the primary on June 7, 2016, California Attorney General Kamala Harris and U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez, both Democrats, finished in first and second place, respectively, and contested the general election. For the first time since direct elections to the Senate began after the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, no Republican appeared on the general election ballot for U.S. Senate in California. The highest Republican finisher in the primary won only 7.8 percent of the vote, and the 10 Republicans only won 27.9 percent of the vote among them.[3]

In the general election, Harris defeated Sanchez in a landslide, carrying 54 of the state's 58 counties, including Sanchez's home county of Orange, although Sanchez held Harris to a margin of less than 1% in the Central Valley counties of Kern and Merced.

Background[]

Barbara Boxer was reelected with 52.1% of the vote in 2010 against Republican Carly Fiorina. Toward the end of 2014, Boxer's low fundraising and cash-on-hand numbers led to speculation that she would retire.[4][5] On January 8, 2015, she announced that she would not run for reelection.[1]

Candidates[]

Democratic Party[]

Declared[]

  • Cristina Grappo[6]
  • Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California[7]
  • Massie Munroe, engineer[6]
  • Herbert G. Peters[6]
  • Emory Rodgers, activist[8]
  • Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Representative[9]
  • Steve Stokes, small business owner and independent candidate for CA-28 in 2014[10]

Withdrew[]

Declined[]

  • Xavier Becerra, U.S. Representative and candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2001[14]
  • Ami Bera, U.S. Representative[15]
  • Barbara Boxer, incumbent U.S. Senator[1]
  • Julia Brownley, U.S. Representative[15]
  • Louis Caldera, former director of the White House Military Office, former United States Secretary of the Army and former state assemblyman[16]
  • Tony Cárdenas, U.S. Representative[17][18]
  • John Chiang, California State Treasurer, former California State Controller and former member of the State Board of Equalization[19]
  • Kevin de León, President pro tempore of the California State Senate[20]
  • John Garamendi, U.S. Representative, former Lieutenant Governor of California, former California Insurance Commissioner and former Deputy Secretary of the Interior[21][22]
  • Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles[1][4][23]
  • Jane Harman, director, president and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the governorship in 1998[24][25]
  • Jared Huffman, U.S. Representative[26]
  • Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento and former professional basketball player[27]
  • Sam Liccardo, Mayor of San Jose[25][28]
  • Bill Lockyer, former California State Treasurer and former Attorney General of California[29][30]
  • Gloria Molina, former Los Angeles County Supervisor[17]
  • Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California, former United States Secretary of Homeland Security and former Governor of Arizona[4]
  • Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California and former Mayor of San Francisco (running for the governorship in 2018)[31]
  • Alex Padilla, Secretary of State of California and former state senator[5][32]
  • Raul Ruiz, U.S. Representative[21][32][33]
  • Linda Sánchez, U.S. Representative[18][34]
  • Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook[35]
  • Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative[36]
  • Hilda Solis, Los Angeles County Supervisor, former United States Secretary of Labor and former U.S. Representative[32]
  • Jackie Speier, U.S. Representative and candidate for the lieutenant governorship in 2006[32][37][38]
  • Darrell Steinberg, former President pro tempore of the California State Senate[20][39]
  • Tom Steyer, hedge fund manager, philanthropist and environmentalist[40]
  • Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative[41]
  • Mark Takano, U.S. Representative[15]
  • Ellen Tauscher, former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs and former U.S. Representative[42]
  • Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles[23][43][44][45]
  • Steve Westly, former California State Controller and candidate for the governorship in 2006[24][46] (running for the governorship in 2018)[47]

Republican Party[]

Declared[]

  • Greg Conlon, businessman[6]
  • Tom Del Beccaro, former chairman of the California Republican Party[48][49][50]
  • Von Hougo, educator[51]
  • Don Krampe, retiree and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012[52]
  • Jerry J. Laws[6]
  • Tom Palzer, former city planner[53]
  • Karen Roseberry, educator[6]
  • George "Duf" Sundheim, former chairman of the California Republican Party[48][54][55]
  • Ron Unz, activist and candidate for governor in 1994[56]
  • Jarrell Williamson, attorney[6]
  • Phil Wyman, former state senator[57][58]
  • George C. Yang, businessman[6]

Withdrew[]

Declined[]

  • Mary Bono, former U.S. Representative[32]
  • Tom Campbell, former U.S. Representative, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2000 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1992 and 2010[63]
  • Carl DeMaio, former San Diego City Council member, candidate for Mayor of San Diego in 2012 and candidate for California's 52nd congressional district in 2014[64]
  • Tim Donnelly, former state assemblyman, Minuteman founder and candidate for governor in 2014[29] (running for CA-08)
  • David Dreier, former U.S. Representative[65]
  • Larry Elder, talk radio host and attorney[66]
  • Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Diego[67]
  • Carly Fiorina, businesswoman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 (running for President)[2][4][68]
  • Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1998[4][69]
  • Ernie Konnyu, former U.S. Representative and former state assemblyman[70]
  • Abel Maldonado, former lieutenant governor of California, candidate for California State Controller in 2006, for CA-24 in 2012 and for governor in 2014[17]
  • Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader[23][71]
  • Doug Ose, former U.S. Representative[20]
  • Pete Peterson, executive director of the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement at Pepperdine University and candidate for Secretary of State of California in 2014[15][72]
  • Steve Poizner, former California Insurance Commissioner and candidate for governor in 2010[25]
  • Condoleezza Rice, former United States Secretary of State, former United States National Security Advisor and former provost of Stanford University[73]
  • Ed Royce, U.S. Representative[20][74]
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and former governor of California[2][75]
  • Ashley Swearengin, Mayor of Fresno and candidate for California State Controller in 2014[76]
  • Meg Whitman, president and CEO of Hewlett-Packard and nominee for governor in 2010[2][25]

Green Party[]

Declared[]

  • Pamela Elizondo[6]

Libertarian Party[]

Declared[]

  • Mark Matthew Herd, community organizer[6]
  • Gail Lightfoot, retired nurse and perennial candidate[6]

Peace and Freedom Party[]

Declared[]

  • John Thompson Parker[6]

Independent[]

Declared[]

  • Mikelis Beitiks, climate change activist[77]
  • Eleanor Garcia, factory worker[6]
  • Tim Gildersleeve[6]
  • Clive Grey[6]
  • Don Grundmann, chiropractor, chairman of the Constitution Party of California, and perennial candidate[6] (also sought the Constitution Party nomination for President of the United States)
  • Jason Hanania, attorney and engineer[6]
  • Jason Kraus[6]
  • Paul Merritt[6]
  • Gar Myers[6]
  • Ling Ling Shi, author[6]
  • Scott A. Vineberg[6]

Declined[]

  • Angelina Jolie, actress, filmmaker and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees[78][79]

Endorsements[]

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Rocky Chávez
State politicians
  • Katcho Achadjian, State Assemblyman, former San Luis Obispo County Supervisor and candidate for CA-24 in 2016[80]
  • Travis Allen, state assemblyman[80]
  • Frank Bigelow, State Assemblyman and former Madera County Supervisor[80]
  • Brian Dahle, State Assemblyman and former Lassen County Supervisor[80]
  • Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Diego[81]
  • Beth Gaines, state assemblywoman[80]
  • James Gallagher, State Assemblyman and former Sutter County Supervisor[80]
  • David Hadley, state assemblyman[80]
  • Matthew Harper, State Assemblyman and former Mayor of Huntington Beach[80]
  • Neel Kashkari, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability and candidate for Governor of California in 2014[82]
  • Young Kim, state assemblywoman[80]
  • Tom Lackey, State Assemblyman and former Palmdale City Councilman[80]
  • Eric Linder, state assemblyman[80]
  • Brian Maienschein, State Assemblyman and former San Diego City Councilman[80]
  • Devon Mathis, state assemblyman[80]
  • Chad Mayes, State Assemblyman and former Yucca Valley Town Councilman[80]
  • Melissa Melendez, State Assemblywoman and former Lake Elsinore City Councilwoman[80]
  • Jay Obernolte, State Assemblyman and former Mayor of Big Bear Lake[80]
  • Kristin Olsen, Minority Leader of the California State Assembly[80]
  • Jim Patterson, State Assemblyman and former Mayor of Fresno[80]
  • Marc Steinorth, State Assemblyman and former Rancho Cucamonga City Councilman[80]
  • Don Wagner, state assemblyman[80]
  • Marie Waldron, State Assemblywoman and former Escondido City Councilwoman[80]
  • Scott Wilk, state assemblyman[80]
Organizations
  • Deputy Sheriff's Association of San Diego County[83]
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Tom Del Beccaro
  • Stephen Moore, economics writer and founder and former President of Club for Growth[84]
  • Larry Kudlow, economist and newspaper columnist[85]
  • Arthur Laffer, economist[86]
  • Steve Forbes, former Republican presidential candidate and editor-in-chief of Forbes[87]
  • Tom McClintock, U.S. Representative (R-CA)[88]
  • Ben Shapiro, political commentator and author[89]
  • Bill Simon, Republican Party nominee for Governor of California in 2002[90]
  • John S. Herrington, former U.S. Secretary of Energy[88]
  • Ignacio Velazquez, Mayor of Hollister[88]
  • Nathan Black, Sutter County Auditor-Controller[88]
  • Jeff Miller, former California State Assemblyman[88]
  • Mary Piepho, Contra Costa County Supervisor[88]
  • Marshall Long, Mariposa County Supervisor[88]
  • Ron Sullenger, Sutter County Supervisor[88]
  • Dan Flores, Sutter County Supervisor[88]
  • Rick Farinelli, Madera County Supervisor[88]
  • Anthony Ribera, former San Francisco Police Chief[91]
  • Michael D. Antonovich, Los Angeles County Supervisor[92]
  • Matthew Harper, California State Assemblyman[93]
  • Joseph Russoniello, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California[93]
  • John C. Eastman, constitutional scholar[94]
  • Joel Anderson, California State Senator[95]
  • Paul E. Vallely, retired US Army Major General[96]
  • George Runner, Member of the California State Board of Equalization[97]
  • Sharon Runner, California State Senator[97]
  • Ward Connerly, founder and the chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute[98]
  • Walid Phares, Lebanese-born American professor at the National Defense University and Daniel Morgan Academy in Washington[99]
  • Carl DeMaio, former San Diego City Council member[100]
  • California Republican Assembly[101]
  • Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association[102]
  • Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator (R-PA)[103]
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Kamala Harris
Federal politicians
  • Barack Obama, President of the United States[104]
  • Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States[104]
  • Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator (D-MA)[105]
  • Cory Booker, U.S. Senator (D-NJ)[106]
  • Barbara Boxer, Outgoing U.S. Senator (D-CA)[107]
  • Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator (D-CA)[107]
  • Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator (D-NY)[108]
  • Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (D-CA-37)[109]
  • Ami Bera, U.S. Representative (D-CA-7)[110]
  • Mark DeSaulnier, U.S. Representative (D-CA-11)[111]
  • Mike Honda, U.S. Representative (D-CA-17)[112]
  • Jared Huffman, U.S. Representative (D-CA-2)[26]
  • Barbara Lee, U.S. Representative (D-CA-13)[106]
  • Jerry McNerney, U.S. Representative (D-CA-9)[113]
  • Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (D-CA-15)[41]
State-level officials
  • Jerry Brown, Governor of California[114]
  • Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California[115]
  • Toni Atkins, Speaker of the California State Assembly[116]
  • Kevin de Leon, President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate[117]
  • John Pérez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly[118]
  • Willie Brown, former Speaker of the California State Assembly and former mayor of San Francisco[19]
  • Ricardo Lara, California State Senator (D-33)[117]
  • Jose Medina, California State Assemblymember (D-61)[119]
  • Betty Yee, California State Controller and former member of the State Board of Equalization[120]
  • Darrell Steinberg, former President pro tempore of the California State Senate[121]
  • Fiona Ma, member of the California State Board of Equalization[122]
Local-level officials
  • Ed Lee, Mayor of San Francisco[123]
  • Sam Liccardo, Mayor of San Jose[28]
  • Libby Schaaf, Mayor of Oakland[124]
  • Art Brown, Mayor of Buena Park[125]
  • Cynthia Conners, Mayor of Laguna Woods[125]
  • Jill Hardy, Mayor of Huntington Beach[125]
  • Robert Garcia, Mayor of Long Beach[126]
  • Herb Wesson, President of the Los Angeles City Council and former Speaker of the California State Assembly[127]
  • Jan Flory, member of the Fullerton City Council[125]
  • Toni Iseman, member of the Laguna Beach City Council[125]
  • Carol Warren, member of the Stanton City Council[125]
  • Steve Shanahan, member of the La Palma City Council[125]
  • Todd Gloria, member of the San Diego City Council
  • Myrtle Cole, member of the San Diego City Council[117]
  • Dennis Herrera, City Attorney of San Francisco[128]
  • Jackie Lacey, District Attorney of Los Angeles County[129]
  • Nancy O'Malley, District Attorney of Alameda County[130]
  • José Cisneros, Treasurer of San Francisco[131]
  • Dave Jones, California Insurance Commissioner and former state assemblyman[132]
  • Jeffrey Prang, Assessor of Los Angeles County[133]
  • Lorraine Prinsky, President of the Coast Community College District Board of Trustees[125]
  • Arthur Torres, former Chairman of the California Democratic Party[134]
Organizations
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Loretta Sánchez
Federal politicians
  • Pete Aguilar, U.S. Representative (D-CA-31)[18]
  • Tony Cárdenas, U.S. Representative (D-CA-29)[18]
  • Judy Chu, U.S. Representative (D-CA-27)[139]
  • Jim Costa, U.S. Representative (D-CA-16)[140]
  • Susan Davis, U.S. Representative (D-CA-53)[18]
  • Anna Eshoo, U.S. Representative (D-CA-18)[140]
  • Sam Farr, U.S. Representative (D-CA-20)[140]
  • Janice Hahn, U.S. Representative (D-CA-44)[18]
  • Alan Lowenthal, U.S. Representative (D-CA-47)[18]
  • Grace Napolitano, U.S. Representative (D-CA-32)[33]
  • Scott Peters, U.S. Representative (D-CA-52)[33]
  • Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative (D-CA-40)[18]
  • Raul Ruiz, U.S. Representative (D-CA-36)[33]
  • Linda Sánchez, U.S. Representative (D-CA-38)[18]
  • Mark Takano, U.S. Representative (D-CA-41)[33]
  • Norma Torres, U.S. Representative (D-CA-35)[18]
  • Juan Vargas, U.S. Representative (D-CA-51)[18]
  • Luis Gutierrez, U.S. Representative (D-IL-4)[141]
  • Filemon Bartolome Vela Jr., U.S. Representative (D-TX-34)[142]
  • Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Representative (D-NY-7)
  • Patrick J. Kennedy, former U.S. Representative (D-RI)[143]
  • Buck McKeon, former U.S. Representative (R-CA)[144]
State-level officials
  • Luis Alejo, California State Assemblymember (D-30)[145]
  • Ian Calderon, California State Assemblymember (D-57)[146]
  • Cristina Garcia, California State Assemblymember (D-58)[146]
  • Eduardo Garcia, California State Assemblymember (D-56)[146]
  • Lorena Gonzalez, California State Assemblymember (D-80)[146]
  • Freddie Rodriguez, California State Assemblymember (D-52)[146]
  • Patty López, California State Assemblymember (D-39)[146]
  • Sharon Quirk-Silva, former California State Assemblymember[147]
  • , former California State Assemblymember[140]
  • Ed Hernandez, California State Senator (D-22)[146]
  • Lou Correa, former California State Senator[147]
  • Denise Moreno Ducheny, former California State Senator[148]
  • Cruz Bustamante, former lieutenant governor of California[140]
Local-level officials
  • Miguel A. Pulido, Mayor of Santa Ana[147]
  • David Cardenas, Mayor of Fowler[149]
  • Fernando Dutra, Mayor of Whittier[150]
  • Victor Lopez, Mayor of Orange Cove[149]
  • Victor Manalo, Mayor of Artesia[151]
  • Cristian Markovich, Mayor of Cudahy[150]
  • Kyle Miller, Mayor of La Habra[150]
  • Jorge Morales, Mayor of South Gate[150]
  • Scott Robertson, Mayor of Selma[149]
  • Robert Silva, Mayor of Mendota[149]
  • Jhonny Pineda, Mayor of Huntington Park[151]
  • Jordan Brandman, member of the Anaheim City Council[147]
  • Paul Koretz, member of the Los Angeles City Councilman[151]
  • David Alvarez, member of the San Diego City Council
  • Daniel Parra, Mayor Pro Tem of Fowler and candidate for CA-21 in 2016[152]
  • Richard Riordan, former Mayor of Los Angeles[153]
  • Rick Tuttle, former Los Angeles City Controller[154]
Organizations
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Duf Sundheim
Federal politicians
  • George Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State[158]
  • Paul Cook, U.S. Representative (R-CA)[159]
  • Kevin McCarthy, U.S. House Majority Leader (R-CA)[160]
  • Mimi Walters, U.S. Representative (R-CA)[161]
  • Darrell Issa, U.S. Representative (R-CA)[162]
State politicians
  • Ashley Swearengin, Mayor of Fresno[163]
  • Jean Fuller, California Senate Minority Leader[161]
  • Rex Bohn, Humboldt County Supervisor[161]
  • Acquanetta Warren, Mayor of Fontana[161]
  • Rich Kinney, Mayor of San Pablo[161]
  • Johnny Khamis, San Jose City Councilman[161]
  • Gino Borgioli, Morgan Hill School Board member[161]
  • Rocky Chávez, California State Assemblyman[164]
Businesspeople
  • John Chambers, Cisco Systems Executive Chairman[158]
Organizations
  • California Small Business Association[161]

Primary election[]

Fundraising[]

The following are Federal Election Commission disclosures through the reporting period ending March 31, 2016.

Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt
Kamala Harris (D) $9,749,024 $4,759,048 $4,989,977 $78,900
Loretta Sánchez (D) $3,251,186 $921,291 $2,329,895 $209,217
Tom Del Beccaro (R) $316,560 $238,612 $77,946 $74,465
George 'Duf' Sundheim (R) $532,638 $475,415 $57,222 $181,640
Phillip Wyman (R) $48,900 $11,761 $30,737 $40,000
Clive Grey (NPP) $38,916 $21,554 $17,361 $25,000
Greg Conlon (R) $21,205 $13,396 $7,809 $9,575
Mike Beitiks (NPP) $6,305 $4,860 $1,444 $0
Steve Stokes (D) $4,864 $4,351 $762 $4,742
Emory Rodgers (D) $7,246 $6,988 $290 $0
Tom Palzer (R) $2,783 $2,442 $241 $0

Polling[]

Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Tom
Del Beccaro (R) 		Kamala
Harris (D) 		Loretta
Sánchez (D) 		Duf
Sundheim (R) 		Ron
Unz (R) 		Other Undecided
Marist College May 29–31, 2016 2,485 ± 2.3% 8% 37% 19% 5% 5% 3% 24%
The Field Poll May 26–31, 2016 1,002 ± 3.1% 4% 30% 14% 3% 3% 19% 27%
Public Policy Institute of California May 13–22, 2016 996 ± 4.3% 8% 27% 19% 3% 6% — 22%
SurveyUSA May 19–22, 2016 1,416 ± 2.7% 9% 31% 22% 9% 7% 7% 15%
Public Policy Institute of California May 13–22, 2016 996 ± 4.3% 8% 27% 19% 3% 6% 6% 31%
Hoover Institution May 4–16, 2016 1,196 – 6% 26% 13% 6% 6% – 43%
SurveyUSA April 27–30, 2016 2,400 ± 2.6% 10% 29% 18% 7% 8% 6% 22%
SurveyUSA March 30 – April 3, 2016 1,269 ± 2.8% 8% 26% 22% 5% – 7% 24%
The Field Poll Archived April 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine March 24 – April 4, 2016 1,400 ± 3.2% 4% 27% 14% 2% 5% – 48%
Los Angeles Times March 16–23, 2016 691 – 10% 33% 15% 8% – – 34%
Public Policy Institute of California March 6–15, 2016 1,710 ± 3.6% 9% 26% 17% 6% – 11% 31%
The Field Poll December 15, 2015 – January 3, 2016 730 ± 3.6% 3% 27% 15% 3% – 1% 44%
The Field Poll September 17 – October 4, 2015 694 ± 4.3% 6% 30% 17% 3% – 1% 34%
Los Angeles Times August 29 – September 8, 2015 1,500 ± 2.8% 10% 26% 17% – – – 35%
The Field Poll April 23 – May 16, 2015 801 ± 3.5% 5% 19% 8% 1% – – 58%

Results[]

Results of the primary election held June 7:
  Harris—>70%
  Harris—60–70%
  Harris—50–60%
  Harris—40–50%
  Harris—30–40%
  Harris—20–30%
  Harris—10–20%
  Sanchez—10–20%
  Sanchez—20–30%
  Sanchez—30–40%
Primary results[173]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kamala Harris 3,000,689 37.9%
Democratic Loretta Sanchez 1,416,203 17.9%
Republican Duf Sundheim 584,251 7.8%
Republican Phil Wyman 352,821 4.7%
Republican Tom Del Beccaro 323,614 4.3%
Republican Greg Conlon 230,944 3.1%
Democratic Steve Stokes 168,805 2.2%
Republican George C. Yang 112,055 1.5%
Republican Karen Roseberry 110,557 1.5%
Libertarian Gail K. Lightfoot 99,761 1.3%
Democratic Massie Munroe 98,150 1.3%
Green Pamela Elizondo 95,677 1.3%
Republican Tom Palzer 93,263 1.2%
Republican Ron Unz 92,325 1.2%
Republican Don Krampe 69,635 0.9%
No party preference Eleanor García 65,084 0.9%
Republican Jarrell Williamson 64,120 0.9%
Republican Von Hougo 63,609 0.8%
Democratic President Cristina Grappo 63,330 0.8%
Republican Jerry J. Laws 53,023 0.7%
Libertarian Mark Matthew Herd 41,344 0.6%
Peace and Freedom John Thompson Parker 35,998 0.5%
No party preference Ling Ling Shi 35,196 0.5%
Democratic Herbert G. Peters 32,638 0.4%
Democratic Emory Peretz Rodgers 31,485 0.4%
No party preference Mike Beitiks 31,450 0.4%
No party preference Clive Grey 29,418 0.4%
No party preference Jason Hanania 27,715 0.4%
No party preference Paul Merritt 24,031 0.3%
No party preference Jason Kraus 19,318 0.3%
No party preference Don J. Grundmann 15,317 0.2%
No party preference Scott A. Vineberg 11,843 0.2%
No party preference Tim Gildersleeve 9,798 0.1%
No party preference Gar Myers 8,726 0.1%
Republican Billy Falling (write-in) 87 0.0%
No party preference Ric M. Llewellyn (write-in) 32 0.0%
Republican Alexis Stuart (write-in) 10 0.0%
Total votes 7,512,322 100.0%

General election[]

Fundraising[]

The following are Federal Election Commission disclosures through the reporting period ending March 31, 2016.

Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt
Kamala Harris (D) $9,749,024 $4,759,048 $4,989,977 $78,900
Loretta Sánchez (D) $3,251,186 $921,291 $2,329,895 $209,217

Debates[]

Dates Location Harris Sanchez Link
October 9, 2016 Cal State LA, Los Angeles, California Participant Participant Full debate – C-SPAN

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[174] Safe D (Harris) September 9, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[175] Safe D (Harris) September 19, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report[176] Safe D (Harris) September 2, 2016
Daily Kos[177] Safe D (Harris) September 16, 2016
Real Clear Politics[178] Safe D (Harris) September 15, 2016

Polling[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Kamala
Harris (D) 		Loretta
Sánchez (D) 		Would
not vote 		Undecided
SurveyMonkey November 1–7, 2016 2,712 ± 4.6% 52% 31% — 17%
Insights West November 4–6, 2016 401 ± 4.9% 50% 28% — 22%
SurveyMonkey Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2016 2,655 ± 4.6% 51% 32% — 17%
SurveyMonkey Oct 28 – Nov 3, 2016 2,528 ± 4.6% 51% 31% — 18%
SurveyMonkey Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2016 2,316 ± 4.6% 51% 31% — 18%
SurveyMonkey Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2016 2,284 ± 4.6% 51% 30% — 19%
SurveyUSA October 28–31, 2016 747 ± 3.7% 47% 27% — 26%
SurveyMonkey October 25–31, 2016 2,505 ± 4.6% 50% 30% — 20%
The Field Poll October 25–31, 2016 1,498 ± 3.2% 47% 23% 13% 17%
USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times October 22–30, 2016 697 ± 3.7% 48% 31% 9% 12%
PPIC Statewide Survey October 14–23, 2016 1,024 ± 4.3% 42% 20% 18% 20%
SurveyUSA October 13–15, 2016 725 ± 3.7% 45% 24% — 31%
Hoover Institution – Golden State Poll October 4–14, 2016 1,228 ± 3.3% 41% 22% — 37%
Sacramento State/CA Counts October 7–13, 2016 622 ± 7.0% 49% 24% 7% 20%
SurveyUSA September 27–28, 2016 751 ± 3.6% 40% 29% — 31%
PPIC Statewide Survey September 9–18, 2016 1,702 ± 3.5% 32% 25% 24% 19%
Insights West September 12–14, 2016 515 ± 4.3% 42% 28% 3% 28%
The Field Poll September 7–13, 2016 1,426 ± 3.2% 42% 20% 12% 26%
SurveyUSA September 8–11, 2016 712 ± 3.7% 44% 27% — 29%
SurveyMonkey USC/Los Angeles Times September 1–8, 2016 4,212 ± 2.0% 30% 16% 16% 38%
Sacramento State/CA Counts August 15–24, 2016 915 ± 4.0% 51% 19% 6% 25%
SmithJohnson Research Archived October 28, 2016, at the Wayback Machine August 17–19, 2016 500 ± 4.4% 41% 15% 8% 36%
PPIC Statewide Survey July 10–19, 2016 1,056 ± 3.5% 38% 20% 28% 14%
The Field Poll June 8 – July 2, 2016 956 ± 3.2% 39% 24% 15% 22%
SurveyMonkey USC/Los Angeles Times June 9–10, 2016 1,553 ± 3.5% 47% 22% 26% 5%
The Field Poll May 26–31, 2016 1,002 ± 3.1% 40% 26% 14% 20%
PPIC Statewide Survey May 13–22, 2016 996 ± 4.3% 34% 26% 24% 15%
Gravis Marketing April 7–10, 2016 2,088 ± 2.1% 29% 19% — 52%

Results[]

United States Senate election in California, 2016[179]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kamala Harris 7,542,753 61.60%
Democratic Loretta Sanchez 4,701,417 38.40%
Total votes 12,244,170 100.00%
Democratic hold

Miscellaneous[]

Harris stepped down from her Senate seat on January 18, 2021, two days before her inauguration as Vice President. This makes Harris the first US Senator elected to a full six-year term since Barack Obama in 2008 to not finish what would be her sole term. On December 22, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to serve the remainder of Harris' term.[180] Although Harris no longer occupies this Senate seat, she became President of the Senate on January 20, 2021 by virtue of her election as Vice President.

See also[]

  • United States Senate elections, 2016

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