2010Final results
2010 election for California Assembly District 16
California State Assembly · California
Sandre R. Swanson (D) won with 83.5% of the vote, defeating James I. Faison (R) by 71.1 points.
Sandre R. SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.5%99,082
James I. FaisonRepublican
12.4%14,692
Lisa D. RingerLibertarian
4.1%4,909
118,683 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET