2016 United States Senate election in California
County results
Congressional district results
Harris: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Sanchez: 50–60% 60–70%
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 . Harris served in the Senate for roughly 4 years as she resigned after being elected Vice President in 2020.
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
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Cristina Grappo
[8]
Massie Munroe, engineer
[8]
Herbert G. Peters
[8]
Emory Rodgers, activist
[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 , former state senator and future U.S. Senator for this seat
[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]
Endorsements
Kamala Harris
Federal politicians
Karen Bass , U.S. Representative (D-CA-37)
[48]
Ami Bera , U.S. Representative (D-CA-7)
[49]
Joe Biden ,
Vice President of the United States
[50]
Cory Booker , U.S. Senator (D-NJ)
[51]
Barbara Boxer , Outgoing U.S. Senator (D-CA)
[52]
Mark DeSaulnier , U.S. Representative (D-CA-11)
[53]
Dianne Feinstein , U.S. Senator (D-CA)
[52]
Kirsten Gillibrand , U.S. Senator (D-NY)
[54]
Mike Honda , U.S. Representative (D-CA-17)
[55]
Jared Huffman , U.S. Representative (D-CA-2)
[26]
Barbara Lee , U.S. Representative (D-CA-13)
[51]
Jerry McNerney , U.S. Representative (D-CA-9)
[56]
Barack Obama ,
President of the United States
[50]
Eric Swalwell , U.S. Representative (D-CA-15)
[41]
Elizabeth Warren , U.S. Senator (D-MA)
[57]
State officials
Toni Atkins ,
Speaker of the
California State Assembly
[58]
Jerry Brown ,
Governor of California
[59]
Willie Brown , former
Speaker of the
California State Assembly and former
mayor of
San Francisco
[19]
Kevin de León ,
President pro tempore of the California State Senate
[60]
Ricardo Lara , California State Senator (D-33)
[60]
Fiona Ma , member of the
California State Board of Equalization
[61]
Jose Medina , California State Assemblymember (D-61)
[62]
Gavin Newsom ,
Lieutenant Governor of California
[63]
John Pérez , former Speaker of the California State Assembly
[64]
Darrell Steinberg , former
President pro tempore of the
California State Senate
[65]
Betty Yee ,
California State Controller and former member of the
State Board of Equalization
[66]
Local officials
Art Brown, Mayor of
Buena Park
[67]
José Cisneros ,
Treasurer of San Francisco
[68]
Myrtle Cole , member of the
San Diego City Council
[60]
Cynthia Conners, Mayor of
Laguna Woods
[67]
Jan Flory, member of the
Fullerton City Council
[67]
Robert Garcia ,
Mayor of
Long Beach
[69]
Todd Gloria , member of the
San Diego City Council
Jill Hardy, Mayor of
Huntington Beach
[67]
Dennis Herrera ,
City Attorney of San Francisco
[70]
Toni Iseman, member of the
Laguna Beach City Council
[67]
Dave Jones ,
California Insurance Commissioner and former state assemblyman
[71]
Jackie Lacey ,
District Attorney of
Los Angeles County
[72]
Ed Lee ,
Mayor of
San Francisco
[73]
Sam Liccardo ,
Mayor of
San Jose
[28]
Nancy O'Malley , District Attorney of
Alameda County
[74]
Jeffrey Prang,
Assessor of Los Angeles County
[75]
Lorraine Prinsky, President of the Coast Community College District Board of Trustees
[67]
Libby Schaaf ,
Mayor of
Oakland
[76]
Steve Shanahan, member of the
La Palma City Council
[67]
Arthur Torres , former Chairman of the
California Democratic Party
[77]
Carol Warren, member of the
Stanton City Council
[67]
Herb Wesson ,
President of the
Los Angeles City Council and former Speaker of the California State Assembly
[78]
Organizations
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)
[84]
Jim Costa , U.S. Representative (D-CA-16)
[85]
Susan Davis , U.S. Representative (D-CA-53)
[18]
Anna Eshoo , U.S. Representative (D-CA-18)
[85]
Sam Farr , U.S. Representative (D-CA-20)
[85]
Luis Gutierrez , U.S. Representative (D-IL-4)
[86]
Janice Hahn , U.S. Representative (D-CA-44)
[18]
Patrick J. Kennedy , former U.S. Representative (D-RI)
[87]
Alan Lowenthal , U.S. Representative (D-CA-47)
[18]
Buck McKeon , former U.S. Representative (R-CA)
[88]
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]
Filemon Bartolome Vela Jr. , U.S. Representative (D-TX-34)
[89]
Nydia Velazquez , U.S. Representative (D-NY-7)
State officials
Luis Alejo , California State Assemblymember (D-30)
[90]
Cruz Bustamante , former
lieutenant governor of California
[85]
Ian Calderon , California State Assemblymember (D-57)
[91]
Lou Correa , former California State Senator
[92]
Denise Moreno Ducheny , former California State Senator
[93]
Cristina Garcia , California State Assemblymember (D-58)
[91]
Eduardo Garcia , California State Assemblymember (D-56)
[91]
Lorena Gonzalez , California State Assemblymember (D-80)
[91]
Ed Hernandez , California State Senator (D-22)
[91]
Patty López , California State Assemblymember (D-39)
[91]
Sharon Quirk-Silva , former California State Assemblymember
[92]
Sarah Reyes , former California State Assemblymember
[85]
Freddie Rodriguez , California State Assemblymember (D-52)
[91]
Local officials
David Alvarez , member of the
San Diego City Council
Jordan Brandman, member of the
Anaheim City Council
[92]
David Cardenas, Mayor of
Fowler
[94]
Fernando Dutra, Mayor of
Whittier
[95]
Paul Koretz , member of the
Los Angeles City Council
[96]
Victor Lopez, Mayor of
Orange Cove
[94]
Victor Manalo, Mayor of
Artesia
[96]
Cristian Markovich, Mayor of
Cudahy
[95]
Kyle Miller, Mayor of
La Habra
[95]
Jorge Morales, Mayor of
South Gate
[95]
Daniel Parra, Mayor Pro Tem of
Fowler and candidate for
CA-21 in
2016
[97]
Jhonny Pineda, Mayor of
Huntington Park
[96]
Miguel A. Pulido , Mayor of
Santa Ana
[92]
Richard Riordan , former Mayor of
Los Angeles
[98]
Scott Robertson, Mayor of
Selma
[94]
Robert Silva, Mayor of
Mendota
[94]
Rick Tuttle , former
Los Angeles City Controller
[99]
Organizations
Republican Party
Eliminated in primary
Greg Conlon, businessman
[8]
Tom Del Beccaro, former chairman of the
California Republican Party
[103]
[104]
[105]
Von Hougo, educator
[106]
Don Krampe, retiree and candidate for the U.S. Senate in
2012
[107]
Jerry J. Laws
[8]
Tom Palzer, former city planner
[108]
Karen Roseberry, educator
[8]
George "Duf" Sundheim, former chairman of the California Republican Party
[103]
[109]
[110]
Ron Unz , activist and candidate for
governor in
1994
[111]
Jarrell Williamson, attorney
[8]
Phil Wyman , former state senator, former state assemblyman, candidate for
CA-25 in
1992 and candidate for attorney general in
2014
[112]
[113]
George C. Yang, businessman
[8]
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
[118]
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
[119]
Tim Donnelly , former state assemblyman, Minuteman founder and candidate for governor in
2014
[29] (running for
CA-08 )
David Dreier , former U.S. Representative
[120]
Larry Elder , talk radio host and attorney
[121]
Kevin Faulconer ,
Mayor of
San Diego
[122]
Carly Fiorina , businesswoman and nominee for the U.S. Senate
in 2010 (
running for President )
[2]
[4]
[123]
Darrell Issa , U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate
in 1998
[4]
[124]
Ernie Konnyu , former U.S. Representative and former state assemblyman
[125]
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]
[126]
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]
[127]
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
[128]
Ed Royce , U.S. Representative
[20]
[129]
Arnold Schwarzenegger , actor and former
governor of California
[2]
[130]
Ashley Swearengin ,
Mayor of
Fresno and candidate for
California State Controller in
2014
[131]
Meg Whitman , president and CEO of
Hewlett-Packard and nominee for governor in
2010
[2]
[25]
Endorsements
Rocky Chávez
State politicians
Katcho Achadjian , State Assemblyman, former
San Luis Obispo County Supervisor and candidate for
CA-24 in
2016
[132]
Travis Allen , state assemblyman
[132]
Frank Bigelow , State Assemblyman and former
Madera County Supervisor
[132]
Brian Dahle , State Assemblyman and former
Lassen County Supervisor
[132]
Kevin Faulconer , Mayor of
San Diego
[133]
Beth Gaines , state assemblywoman
[132]
James Gallagher , State Assemblyman and former
Sutter County Supervisor
[132]
David Hadley , state assemblyman
[132]
Matthew Harper , State Assemblyman and former Mayor of
Huntington Beach
[132]
Neel Kashkari , former
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability and candidate for
Governor of California in
2014
[134]
Young Kim , state assemblywoman
[132]
Tom Lackey , State Assemblyman and former
Palmdale City Councilman
[132]
Eric Linder , state assemblyman
[132]
Brian Maienschein , State Assemblyman and former
San Diego City Councilman
[132]
Devon Mathis , state assemblyman
[132]
Chad Mayes , State Assemblyman and former
Yucca Valley Town Councilman
[132]
Melissa Melendez , State Assemblywoman and former
Lake Elsinore City Councilwoman
[132]
Jay Obernolte , State Assemblyman and former Mayor of
Big Bear Lake
[132]
Kristin Olsen , Minority Leader of the
California State Assembly
[132]
Jim Patterson , State Assemblyman and former Mayor of
Fresno
[132]
Marc Steinorth , State Assemblyman and former
Rancho Cucamonga City Councilman
[132]
Don Wagner , state assemblyman
[132]
Marie Waldron , State Assemblywoman and former
Escondido City Councilwoman
[132]
Scott Wilk , state assemblyman
[132]
Organizations
Deputy Sheriff's Association of San Diego County
[135]
Duf Sundheim
Federal politicians
State politicians
Businesspeople
Organizations
California Small Business Association
[140]
Tom Del Beccaro
Individuals
Joel Anderson , California State Senator
[143]
Michael D. Antonovich ,
Los Angeles County Supervisor
[144]
Nathan Black,
Sutter County Auditor-Controller
[145]
Ward Connerly , founder and chairman of the
American Civil Rights Institute
[146]
Carl DeMaio , former
San Diego City Council member
[147]
John C. Eastman , constitutional scholar
[148]
Rick Farinelli,
Madera County Supervisor
[145]
Dan Flores, Sutter County Supervisor
[145]
Steve Forbes , former Republican presidential candidate and editor-in-chief of
Forbes
[149]
Matthew Harper , California State Assemblyman
[150]
John S. Herrington , former
U.S. Secretary of Energy
[145]
Larry Kudlow , economist and newspaper columnist
[151]
Arthur Laffer , economist
[152]
Marshall Long,
Mariposa County Supervisor
[145]
Tom McClintock , U.S. Representative (R-CA)
[145]
Jeff Miller , former California State Assemblyman
[145]
Stephen Moore , economics writer and founder and former President of
Club for Growth
[153]
Walid Phares , Lebanese-born American professor at the National Defense University and Daniel Morgan Academy in Washington
[154]
Mary Piepho,
Contra Costa County Supervisor
[145]
Anthony Ribera , former
San Francisco Police Chief
[155]
George Runner , Member of the
California State Board of Equalization
[156]
Sharon Runner , California State Senator
[156]
Joseph Russoniello , former
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California
[150]
Rick Santorum , former U.S. Senator (R-PA)
[157]
Ben Shapiro , political commentator and author
[158]
Bill Simon , Republican Party nominee for Governor of California in 2002
[159]
Ron Sullenger, Sutter County Supervisor
[145]
Paul E. Vallely , retired US Army major general
[160]
Ignacio Velazquez, Mayor of
Hollister
[145]
Organizations
Green Party
Declared
Libertarian Party
Declared
Peace and Freedom Party
Declared
Independent
Declared
Declined
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
Archived June 30, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
May 26–31, 2016
1,002
± 3.1%
4%
30%
14%
3%
3%
19%
27%
Public Policy Institute of California
Archived August 10, 2019, at the
Wayback Machine
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%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Rocky Chavez (R)
David Dreier (R)
John Estrada (R)
Kamala Harris (D)
Adam Schiff (D)
Ashley Swearengin (R)
Meg Whitman (R)
Other
Unde- cided
Emerson College
Archived November 7, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
April 2–8, 2015
881
± 3.2%
9%
1%
1%
23%
2%
4%
13%
7%
41%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Rocky Chavez (R)
Del Beccaro/ Sundheim (R)
Kamala Harris (D)
Adam Schiff (D)
Ashley Swearengin (R)
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
Other
Undecided
USC
Archived March 2, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
February 18–24, 2015
1,505
± 2.7%
6%
5.5%
[166]
28%
5%
9%
19%
2%
27%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Mary Bono (R)
David Dreier (R)
Kamala Harris (D)
Adam Schiff (D)
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)
[167]
[168]
February 6–8, 2015
824
± ?
14%
19%
34%
4%
16%
14%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Xavier Becerra (D)
Rocky Chavez (R)
Kamala Harris (D)
Condoleezza Rice (R)
Loretta Sanchez (D)
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)
[172]
January 22, 2015
627
± ?
3%
2%
34%
33%
4%
9%
15%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Eric Garcetti (D)
Kamala Harris (D)
Neel Kashkari (R)
Tom McClintock (R)
Linda Sánchez (D)
Jackie Speier (D)
Tom Steyer (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)
[173]
December 29–30, 2014
401
± ?
7%
27%
12%
28%
6%
—
6%
14%
468
—
22%
12%
29%
8%
8%
4%
17%
Results
Results of the primary election held June 7: 10–20%
20–30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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
Predictions
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
Archived November 8, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
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
Archived November 6, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
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
Archived October 24, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
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
Archived August 11, 2019, at the
Wayback Machine
September 12–14, 2016
515
± 4.3%
42%
28%
3%
28%
The Field Poll
Archived October 1, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
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
Archived August 15, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
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
Archived June 30, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
May 26–31, 2016
1,002
± 3.1%
40%
26%
14%
20%
PPIC Statewide Survey
Archived August 10, 2019, at the
Wayback Machine
May 13–22, 2016
996
± 4.3%
34%
26%
24%
15%
Gravis Marketing
April 7–10, 2016
2,088
± 2.1%
29%
19%
—
52%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Kamala Harris (D)
David Dreier (R)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
[167]
[168]
February 6–8, 2015
824
± ?
47%
42%
—
10%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Eric Garcetti (D)
Kamala Harris (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
[173]
December 29–30, 2014
869
± ?
20%
35%
—
46%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Adam Schiff (D)
David Dreier (R)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
[167]
[168]
February 6–8, 2015
824
± ?
43%
42%
—
15%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
David Dreier (R)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
[167]
[168]
February 6–8, 2015
824
± ?
46%
44%
—
10%
Results
By congressional district
Harris won 47 of the 53 congressional districts, including thirteen held by Republicans. Sanchez won six, including one held by a Republican and five held by Democrats.
[181]
Analysis
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.
[182] 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.
Harris is the second incumbent US Senator from this seat to be elected vice president, the first being
Richard Nixon in
1952 .
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"Former Republican congressman backs Loretta Sanchez for Senate" .
Los Angeles Times .
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^
"IMPERIAL COUNTY LEADERS ENDORSE LORETTA SANCHEZ FOR U.S. SENATE" . Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate . December 9, 2015. Archived from
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Los Angeles Times .
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"ADDITIONAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITY OFFICIALS ENDORSE LORETTA SANCHEZ" . Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate . April 15, 2016. Archived from
the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016 .
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"LEADING MARITIME TRADE UNIONS ENDORSE SANCHEZ FOR U.S. SENATE" . Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate . Archived from
the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016 .
^
"NATIONAL WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS ENDORSES LORETTA SANCHEZ FOR THE U.S. SENATE" . Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate . Archived from
the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016 .
^
"ORANGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION ENDORSES LORETTA SANCHEZ" . Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate . Archived from
the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016 .
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b Hrabe, John (January 9, 2015).
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^ Seema Mehta (February 24, 2015).
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^ Cadelago, Christopher (April 26, 2015).
"Republican Tom Del Beccaro announces U.S. Senate run" .
The Sacramento Bee . Retrieved April 26, 2015 .
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^ Horseman, Jeff (January 21, 2015).
"U.S. SENATE: Don Krampe of Murrieta to seek Barbara Boxer's seat" .
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^ Provost, Lee (April 14, 2015).
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Tweet ). Retrieved January 8, 2015 – via
Twitter .
^ Finnegan, Michael; Willon, Phil (September 9, 2015).
"Duf Sundheim enters race for Barbara Boxer's Senate seat" .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 9, 2015 .
^ Cadelago, Christopher (March 16, 2016).
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