2016Final results
2016 election for California's 26th District
U.S. House · California
Julia Brownley (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Rafael A. Dagnesses (R) by 20.8 points.
Julia BrownleyDemocrat · winner
60.4%169,248
Rafael A. DagnessesRepublican
39.6%111,059
280,307 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.
Julia BrownleyRafael A. Dagnesses
$3.4M
Raised by the campaign
$431.6K
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$431.8K
$1.6M
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016