California's 16th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = California
district number = 16

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representative = Zoe Lofgren
party = Democratic
english area = 232
metric area =
percent urban = 98.7
percent rural = 1.3
population = 639,088
population year = 2000
median income = 67,689
percent white = 31.9
percent black = 3.4
percent asian = 23.4
percent native american = 0.4
percent hispanic = 37.6
percent other race = 0.2
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+16

California's 16th congressional district covers part of Santa Clara County including much of central San Jose. The current Representative for this district is Democrat Zoe Lofgren.

Voting

1932

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Dockweiler
votes = 70,333
percentage = 54.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Clyde Woodworth
votes = 57,718
percentage = 45.1Election box total no change
votes = 128,051
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box new seat win
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1934

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Dockweiler (inc.)
votes = 119,332
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
votes =
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1936

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Dockweiler (inc.)
votes = 90,986
percentage = 57.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Raymond V. Darby
votes = 66,583
percentage = 42.3Election box total no change
votes = 157,569
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1938

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Leland M. Ford
votes = 97,407
percentage = 62.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Dockweiler (write-in)
votes = 32,863
percentage = 21.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Townsend Party
candidate = Ted E. Felt
votes = 16,045
percentage = 10.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
candidate = J. Barton Huthins
votes = 6,643
percentage = 4.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = La Rue McCormick
votes = 2,070
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 155,028
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

1940

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Leland M. Ford
votes = 188,049
percentage = 96.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = George C. Sandy
votes = 7,017
percentage = 3.6Election box total no change
votes = 195,066
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

1942

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Will Rogers, Jr.
votes = 61,437
percentage = 53.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Leland M. Ford (incumbent)
votes = 52,023
percentage = 45.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Communist Party USA
candidate = Allen L. Ryan
votes = 1,043
percentage = 0.9Election box total no change
votes = 114,503
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

1944

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ellis E. Patterson (inc.)
votes = 105,835
percentage = 54.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jesse Randolph Kellems
votes = 89,700
percentage = 45.9Election box total no change
votes = 195,535
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1946

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Donald L. Jackson
votes = 78,264
percentage = 53.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Harold Harby
votes = 45,951
percentage = 31.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ellis E. Patterson (write-in)
votes = 20,945
percentage = 14.4Election box total no change
votes = 145,160
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)
loser = Democratic Party (United States)

1948

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Donald L. Jackson (inc.)
votes = 121,198
percentage = 57Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Ellis E. Patterson
votes = 91,268
percentage = 43Election box total no change
votes = 212,466
percentage = 100Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1950

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Donald L. Jackson (inc.)
votes = 115,970
percentage = 59.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = S. Mark Hogue
votes = 79,744
percentage = 40.7Election box total no change
votes = 195,714
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1952

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Donald L. Jackson (inc.)
votes = 79,127
percentage = 59.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = S. Mark Hogue
votes = 53,337
percentage = 40.3Election box total no change
votes = 132,464
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1954

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Donald L. Jackson (inc.)
votes = 63,124
percentage = 60.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = S. Mark Hogue
votes = 40,659
percentage = 39.2Election box total no change
votes = 103,783
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1956

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Donald L. Jackson (inc.)
votes = 84,050
percentage = 60.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = G. Robert "Bob" Fleming
votes = 53,624
percentage = 39.2Election box total no change
votes = 137,674
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1958

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Donald L. Jackson (inc.)
votes = 70,724
percentage = 57.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Melvin Lennard
votes = 51,616
percentage = 42.2Election box total no change
votes = 122,340
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1960

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alphonzo E. Bell, Jr.
votes = 83,601
percentage = 55.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry Pacht
votes = 67,318
percentage = 44.6Election box total no change
votes = 150,919
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1962

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 108,339
percentage = 71.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Arthur L. Selland
votes = 42,401
percentage = 28.2Election box total no change
votes = 150,740
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1964

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 117,727
percentage = 66.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David T. Harris
votes = 58,604
percentage = 33.2Election box total no change
votes = 176,331
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1966

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 118,063
percentage = 71.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Cecil F. White
votes = 47,329
percentage = 28.6Election box total no change
votes = 165,392
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1968

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 97,473
percentage = 62.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Dave Harris
votes = 55,192
percentage = 35.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = John P. Carroll
votes = 3,390
percentage = 2.2Election box total no change
votes = 156,055
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1970

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 95,118
percentage = 66.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Phillip V. Sanchez
votes = 43,843
percentage = 30.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = James W. Scott
votes = 4,237
percentage = 3.0Election box total no change
votes = 143,198
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1972

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bernice F. Sisk (incumbent)
votes = 134,079
percentage = 79.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Carol Harner
votes = 35,384
percentage = 20.9Election box total no change
votes = 169,463
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1974

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Burt L. Talcott (incumbent)
votes = 76,084
percentage = 49.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Julian Camacho
votes = 74,018
percentage = 47.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = D. Jeff Mauro
votes = 4,576
percentage = 3.0Election box total no change
votes = 154,678
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Republican Party (United States)

1976

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Panetta
votes = 104,545
percentage = 53.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Burt L. Talcott (incumbent)
votes = 91,160
percentage = 46.6Election box total no change
votes = 195,705
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)
loser = Republican Party (United States)

1978

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Panetta (incumbent)
votes = 104,550
percentage = 61.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Eric Seastrand
votes = 65,808
percentage = 38.6Election box total no change
votes = 170,358
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1980

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Panetta (incumbent)
votes = 158,360
percentage = 71.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = W. A. "Jack" Roth
votes = 54,675
percentage = 24.5Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Kenton H. Bowers
votes = 6,802
percentage = 3.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = D. Jeff Mauro
votes = 3,198
percentage = 1.4Election box total no change
votes = 223,035
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1982

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Panetta (incumbent)
votes = 142,630
percentage = 85.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Gary Richard Arnold
votes = 24,448
percentage = 14.6Election box total no change
votes = 167,078
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1984

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Panetta (incumbent)
votes = 153,377
percentage = 70.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Patricia Smith Ramsey
votes = 60,065
percentage = 27.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Anderson
votes = 3,245
percentage = 1.5Election box total no change
votes = 216,687
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1986

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Panetta (incumbent)
votes = 128,151
percentage = 78.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Louis Darrigo
votes = 31,386
percentage = 19.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Wright
votes = 2,017
percentage = 1.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Anderson
votes = 1,944
percentage = 1.2Election box total no change
votes = 163,498
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1988

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Panetta (incumbent)
votes = 177,452
percentage = 78.6Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Stanley K. Monteith
votes = 48,375
percentage = 21.4Election box total no change
votes = 225,827
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1990

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Leon Panetta (incumbent)
votes = 134,236
percentage = 74.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jerry M. Reiss
votes = 39,885
percentage = 22.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Brian H. Tucker
votes = 6,881
percentage = 3.8Election box total no change
votes = 181,002
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1992

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Don Edwards (incumbent)
votes = 96,661
percentage = 62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ted Bundesen
votes = 49,843
percentage = 32Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Amani S. Kummba
votes = 9,370
percentage = 6Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Hunt (write-in)
votes = 5
percentage = 0Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Loeber (write-in)
votes = 3
percentage = 0Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = James (write-in)
votes = 1
percentage = 0Election box total no change
votes = 155,883
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1994

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Zoe Lofgren
votes = 74,935
percentage = 64.96Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lyle J. Smith
votes = 40,409
percentage = 35.03Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
candidate = Barraza (write-in)
votes = 8
percentage = 0.01Election box total no change
votes = 115,352
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1996

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
votes = 94,020
percentage = 65.7Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Chuck Wojslaw
votes = 43,197
percentage = 30.2Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = David Bonino
votes = 4,124
percentage = 2.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Abaan Abu-Shumays
votes = 1,866
percentage = 1.3Election box total no change
votes = 143,207
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

1998

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
votes = 85,503
percentage = 72.82Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Horace Eugene Thayn
votes = 27,494
percentage = 23.42Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = John H. Black
votes = 4,417
percentage = 3.76Election box total no change
votes = 117,414
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2000

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
votes = 115,118
percentage = 72.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Horace "Gene" Thayn
votes = 37,213
percentage = 23.3Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Michael Umphress
votes = 4,742
percentage = 3.0Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Edward J. Klein
votes = 2,673
percentage = 1.6Election box total no change
votes = 159,746
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage = Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2002

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
votes = 72,370
percentage = 67.1Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Douglas Adams McNea
votes = 32,182
percentage = 29.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Michael Umphress
votes = 3,434
percentage = 3.1Election box total no change
votes = 104,556
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2004

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
votes = 129,222
percentage = 70.9Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lawrence R. Wiesner
votes = 47,992
percentage = 26.4Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Markus Welch
votes = 5,067
percentage = 2.7Election box total no change
votes = 182,281
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

2006

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
votes = 98,929
percentage = 72.8Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Charel Winston
votes = 37,130
percentage = 27.2Election box total no change
votes = 136,059
percentage = 100.0Election box turnout no change
percentage =Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

References

External links

*GovTrack.us: [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=CA&district=16 California's 16th congressional district]
* [http://ca.rand.org/stats/politics/sov/elect.defs.html RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions]
* [http://www.calvoter.org/voter/maps/congress/CD16.pdf California Voter Foundation map - CD16]