2014Final results
2014 election for California's 16th District
U.S. House · California
Jim Costa (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Johnny M. Tacherra (R) by 1.5 points.
Jim CostaDemocrat · winner
50.7%46,277
Johnny M. TacherraRepublican
49.3%44,943
91,220 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 2014
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.
Jim CostaJohnny M. Tacherra
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$344K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$342.2K
$618K
Cash on hand
$1.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014