2016Final results
2016 election for California's 40th District
U.S. House · California
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Roman Gabriel Gonzalez (Ind) by 42.7 points.
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocrat · winner
71.4%106,554
Roman Gabriel GonzalezIndependent
28.6%42,743
149,297 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.
Lucille Roybal-AllardNo Republican
$656.7K
Raised by the campaign
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$613.1K
Spent by the campaign
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$72.6K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016