2010Final results
2010 election for California Senate District 16
California State Senate · California
Michael J. Rubio (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Tim Thiesen (R) by 20.9 points.
Michael J. RubioDemocrat · winner
60.4%71,334
Tim ThiesenRepublican
39.6%46,717
118,051 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