2016Final results
2016 election for California's 31st District
U.S. House · California
Pete Aguilar (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Chabot (R) by 12.1 points.
Pete AguilarDemocrat · winner
56.1%121,070
Paul ChabotRepublican
43.9%94,866
215,936 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.
Pete AguilarPaul Chabot
$3M
Raised by the campaign
$698.7K
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$697.3K
$950.8K
Cash on hand
$1.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016