2022Final results
2022 election for California Senate District 16
California State Senate · California
Melissa Hurtado (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating David Shepard (R) by 0.0 points.
Melissa HurtadoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.0%68,457
David ShepardRepublican
50.0%68,437
136,894 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET