CalledUnofficial results
California Senate District 16
California State Senate · California
Melissa Hurtado won re-election by 20.8 points over Guillermo Gonzalez.
Top-two primaryStaggered Senate
Melissa HurtadoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%77,846
Guillermo GonzalezRepublican
39.6%51,047
128,893 votes
Source: California Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Melissa HurtadoNo Republican
$5.4M
Raised by the campaign
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$5.8M
Spent by the campaign
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$222.8K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access), through Oct 17, 2026.
Source: California Secretary of State (Cal-Access) campaign filingsUpdated Oct 17, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Melissa Hurtado
- 82%
- Guillermo Gonzalez
- 18%
- Projected margin
- D+7.8