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2016Final results

2016 election for California's 24th District

U.S. House · California

Salud Carbajal (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Justin Fareed (R) by 6.8 points.

Salud CarbajalDemocrat · winner
53.4%166,034
Justin FareedRepublican
46.6%144,780
310,814 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 2016

Races before and after

EvenR+19.92010D+10.22012D+3.92014D+6.82016D+17.12018D+17.32020

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.

Salud CarbajalJustin Fareed
$3.2M
Raised by the campaign
$2.4M
$3.1M
Spent by the campaign
$2.3M
$52.3K
Cash on hand
$57.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016