2016Final results
2016 election for California's 19th District
U.S. House · California
Zoe Lofgren (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating G. Burt Lancaster (R) by 47.9 points.
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · winner
73.9%181,802
G. Burt LancasterRepublican
26.1%64,061
245,863 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Zoe LofgrenG. Burt Lancaster
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$5.5K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$5.5K
$1.3M
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016; FEC, through Nov 9, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016