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2016Final results

2016 election for California's 50th District

U.S. House · California

Duncan Hunter (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Patrick Malloy (D) by 26.9 points.

Duncan HunterRepublican · winner
63.5%179,937
36.5%103,646
283,583 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

EvenR+17.72010R+35.42012R+42.42014R+26.92016R+3.42018R+7.92020

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.

Patrick MalloyDuncan Hunter
$27.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$23.7K
Spent by the campaign
$936.5K
$3.8K
Cash on hand
$720.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016