California's 16th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It includes portions of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, extending from the southwestern San Francisco Bay Area through the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific coast. The district is currently represented by Democrat Sam Liccardo. As currently drawn, it is the state’s wealthiest district.[3]
On December 20, 2021, the state redistricting commission unanimously approved a new map of congressional districts, under which the new district overlaps largely with the old 18th district.[4] The primary election of June 2022 was the first to feature the new districts; however, sitting representatives reflected the old district boundaries until the general election in November 2022.
Prior to the 2020s redistricting, the district included Merced County, most of Madera County, and part of Fresno County. During this time, cities in the district included Los Banos, Madera, Merced, and most of Fresno. Cities in the new 16th district include Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Atherton, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Campbell, Woodside, and Los Gatos, along with the south-central and southwestern parts of San Jose. Most of the old 16th district is now part of the 13th and 21st districts.[5]
Recent election results from statewide races
Composition
Under the 2020 redistricting, California's 16th congressional district is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It encompassing the west coast and interior of San Mateo County, and the western border of Santa Clara County. The area in San Mateo County includes the southern sections of the city of Menlo Park and town of Atherton; the cities of Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, and Portola Valley; the town of Woodside; and the census-designated places Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Pescadero, Loma Mar, La Honda, and Ladera. The area in Santa Clara County includes the west central section of the city of San Jose; the cities of Campbell, Saratoga, Los Altos, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Monte Sereno; the towns of Los Altos Hills and Los Gatos; and the census-designated places Loyola, Lexington Hills, Cambrian Park, Fruitdale, and Stanford, which includes Stanford University.
San Mateo County is split between this district and the 15th district. They are partitioned by the San Francisquito Creek, Menalto Ave, Willow Rd, S Perimeter Rd, W Perimeter Rd, Bay Rd, Marsh Rd, Middlefield Rd, Highway 82, Highway 84, Alameda de las Pulgas, Woodhill Dr, Farm Hill Blvd, The Loop Rd, Jefferson Ave, Summit Way, California Way, Junipero Serra Freeway, and Highway 35.
Santa Clara County is split between this district, the 17th district, the 18th district, and the 19th district. The 16th and 19th are partitioned by Old Santa Cruz Highway, Aldercroft Hts Rd, Weaver Rd, Soda Springs Rd, Love Harris Rd, Pheasant Creek, Guadalupe Creek, Guadalupe Mines Rd, Oak Canyon Dr, Coleman Rd, Meridian Ave, Highway G8, Guadalupe River, W Capitol Expressway, Senter Rd, Sylvandale Ave, Yerba Buena Rd, Silver Creek Rd, and E Capitol Expressway. The 16th and 18th are partitioned by Annona Ave Santiago Ave, Tully Rd, Highway 101, S King Rd, Valley Palms Apts, Story Rd, Senter Rd, E Alma Ave, S 7th St, Monterey Rd, Barnard Ave, Highway G8, Highway 87, W Alma Ave, Belmont Way, Belmont Ave, Minnesota Ave, Prevost St, Atlanta Ave, Fuller Ave, Riverside Dr, Coe Ave, Lincoln Ave, Paula St, Highway 280, and Highway 880. The 16th and 17th are partitioned by Stevens Creek Blvd, Santana Row, Olsen Dr, S Winchester Blvd, Williams Rd, Eden Ave, Lexington Dr, Valley Forge Way, Gleason Ave, Moreland Way, Payne Ave, Saratoga Ave, Doyle Rd, Highway G2, Royal Ann Dr, Wisteria Way, Rainbow Dr, Highway 85, S De Anza Blvd, Prospect Rd, Fremont Older Open Space, Permanente Creek, Highway 280, N Foothill Blvd, Homestead Rd, Stevens Creek, W EL Camino Real, Magritte Way, Highway G6, Highway 101, and Enterprise Way.
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
- San Jose – 977,233
- Mountain View – 81,059
- Palo Alto – 68,572
- Campbell – 43,959
- Pacifica – 38,640
- Menlo Park – 33,780
- Los Gatos – 33,529
- Los Altos – 31,625
- Saratoga – 31,051
- Stanford – 21,150
- Half Moon Bay – 11,795
2,500 – 10,000 people
- Los Altos Hills – 8,489
- Atherton – 7,188
- El Granada – 5,481
- Woodside – 5,309
- Portola Valley – 4,456
- Cambrian Park – 3,719
- Loyola – 3,491
- Monte Sereno – 3,479
- Moss Beach – 3,214
- Montara – 2,833
List of members representing the district
| Representative
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Party
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Dates
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Cong
ress(es)
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Electoral history
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Counties
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| District created March 4, 1933
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John F. Dockweiler
(Los Angeles)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939
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73rd
74th
75th
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Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election as a write-in
candidate after running for governor.
|
[data missing]
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Leland M. Ford
(Santa Monica)
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Republican
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January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943
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76th
77th
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Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.
|
[data missing]
|
Will Rogers Jr.
(Culver City)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1943 –
May 23, 1944
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78th
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Elected in 1942.
Resigned to return to
active duty in the Army.
|
[data missing]
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| Vacant
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May 23, 1944 –
January 3, 1945
|
|
Ellis E. Patterson
(Los Angeles)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
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79th
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Elected in 1944.
Lost re-nomination.
|
[data missing]
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Donald L. Jackson
(Los Angeles)
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Republican
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January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1961
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80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
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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 missing]
|
Alphonzo E. Bell Jr.
(Santa Monica)
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Republican
|
January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
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87th
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Elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the 28th district.
|
[data missing]
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B. F. Sisk
(Fresno)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1975
|
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
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Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Redistricted to the 15th district.
|
Fresno, Madera, Merced
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| Fresno, Merced
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Burt Talcott
(Salinas)
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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
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Leon Panetta
(Carmel Valley)
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Democratic
|
January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993
|
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
|
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
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
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Don Edwards
(San Jose)
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Democratic
|
January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995
|
103rd
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Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1992.
Retired.
|
Santa Clara
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Zoe Lofgren
(San Jose)
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Democratic
|
January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2013
|
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
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Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
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
|
2003–2013
Santa Clara (San Jose)
|
Jim Costa
(Fresno)
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Democratic
|
January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2023
|
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
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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.
Redistricted to the 21st district.
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2013–2023
Central Valley including Fresno and Merced
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Anna Eshoo
(Atherton)
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Democratic
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January 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025
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118th
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Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 2022.
Retired.
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2023–present
portions of Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties, extending from the southwestern San Francisco Bay Area through the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific coast.
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Sam Liccardo
(San Jose)
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Democratic
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January 3, 2025–
present
|
119th
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Elected in 2024.
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Election results
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1934
1936
1938
1940
1942
1944
1946
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
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1968
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1992
1994
1996
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2006
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2010
2012
2014
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2018
2020
2022
2024
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ DePietro, Andrew (October 1, 2024). "The Richest Congressional Districts In Every State Of 2024". Forbes.
- ^ Kamal, Sameea (December 21, 2021). "California redistricting: What to know about the final maps". Calmatters.
- ^ "CA 2022 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. January 4, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::fc9d2d06-7c7f-451c-92cb-122127a79c29
- ^ "Supplement to Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 8, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ "Supplement to Statement of Vote" (PDF). November 5, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "California FIPS Codes". National Weather Service. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ 1932 election results
- ^ 1934 election results
- ^ 1936 election results
- ^ 1938 election results
- ^ 1940 election results
- ^ 1942 election results
- ^ 1944 election results
- ^ 1946 election results
- ^ 1948 election results
- ^ 1950 election results
- ^ 1952 election results
- ^ 1954 election results
- ^ 1956 election results
- ^ 1958 election results
- ^ 1960 election results
- ^ 1962 election results
- ^ 1964 election results
- ^ 1966 election results
- ^ 1968 election results
- ^ 1970 election results
- ^ 1972 election results
- ^ 1974 election results
- ^ 1976 election results
- ^ 1978 election results
- ^ 1980 election results
- ^ 1982 election results
- ^ 1984 election results
- ^ 1986 election results
- ^ 1988 election results
- ^ 1990 election results
- ^ 1992 election results
- ^ 1994 election results
- ^ 1996 election results
- ^ 1998 election results
- ^ 2000 election results
- ^ 2002 general election results Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2004 general election results
- ^ 2006 general election results Archived November 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2006 Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" (retrieved on August 8, 2009).
- ^ 2010 Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010" (retrieved on March 24, 2011).
- ^ 2012 general election results Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ U.S. House of Representatives District 16 - Districtwide Results Archived December 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- The at-large seats only existed from 1850 to 1865 and from 1883 to 1885.
The 53rd district is obsolete.
- See also
- California's past and present representatives, senators, and delegations
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