2008Final results
2008 election for California's 16th District
U.S. House · California
Zoe Lofgren (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Charel Winston (R) by 47.3 points.
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · winner
71.3%146,481
Charel WinstonRepublican
24.1%49,399
Steven WellsLibertarian
4.6%9,447
205,327 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Zoe LofgrenNo Republican
$797.8K
Raised by the campaign
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$593K
Spent by the campaign
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$351.3K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008