2016Final results
2016 election for California Senate District 17
California State Senate · California
Bill Monning (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Palmer Kain (R) by 31.1 points.
Bill MonningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%268,806
Palmer KainRepublican
34.5%141,339
410,145 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 2016
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET