2010Final results
2010 election for California's 16th District
U.S. House · California
Zoe Lofgren (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Daniel Sahagun (R) by 43.5 points.
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · winner
67.8%105,841
Daniel SahagunRepublican
24.3%37,913
Edward GonzalezLibertarian
7.9%12,304
156,058 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 2010
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
$782.1K
Raised by the campaign
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$790.4K
Spent by the campaign
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$343K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Edward Gonzalez $35.2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010