2016Final results
2016 election for California's 43rd District
U.S. House · California
Maxine Waters (D) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Omar Navarro (R) by 52.2 points.
Maxine WatersDemocrat · winner
76.1%167,017
Omar NavarroRepublican
23.9%52,499
219,516 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.
Maxine WatersOmar Navarro
$954.9K
Raised by the campaign
$2.8K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$3.2K
$181.5K
Cash on hand
$2
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016