CalledUnofficial results
California's 16th District
U.S. House · California
Sam Liccardo won re-election by 53.6 points over Peter Soulé.
Top-two primary
Sam LiccardoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.8%141,302
Peter SouléRepublican
23.2%42,651
183,953 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.
Sam LiccardoPeter Soulé
$3.9M
Raised by the campaign
$4.3K
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$147
$2.3M
Cash on hand
$4.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Sam Liccardo
- >99%
- Peter Soulé
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+56.1