2016 California elections

none February 2026 September 2023 2016 California elections California presidential no 2014 California elections 2014 2018 California elections 2018 November 8, 2016 19,411,771Historical Voter Registration and Participation California Secretary of State https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2020-general/sov/04-historical-voter-reg-participation.pdf 75.27% ( 33.07 pp) Elections were held in California on November 8, 2016, with primary elections being held on June 7, 2016. In addition to the U.S. presidential race, California voters elected one member to the United States Senate, all of California's seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the State Assembly, and all odd-numbered seats of the State Senate. Pursuant to Proposition 14 passed in 2010, California uses a nonpartisan blanket primary for almost all races, with the presidential primary races being the notable exception. Under the nonpartisan blanket primary system, all the candidates for the same elected office, regardless of respective political party, run against each other at once during the primary. The candidates receiving the most and second-most votes in the primary election then become the contestants in the general election. President of the United States United States presidential election in California, 2016 Democratic primary California Democratic primary, 2016 Republican primary California Republican primary, 2016 General election 2016 U.S. presidential election in California2016 U.S. presidential election Democratic Party (United States) Hillary Clinton 8,753,788 61.73% Republican Party (United States) Donald Trump 4,483,810 31.62% Libertarian Party (United States) Gary Johnson 478,500 3.37% Green Party (United States) Jill Stein 278,657 1.96% Independent politician Bernie Sanders (write-in) 79,341 0.56% Peace and Freedom Party (United States) Gloria La Riva 66,101 0.47% Independent politician Evan McMullin (write-in) 39,596 0.28% Independent politician Mike Maturen (write-in) 1,316 0.01% Independent politician Laurence Kotlikoff (write-in) 402 0.00% Independent politician Jerry White (write-in) 84 0.00% 14,181,595 100.00% United States Senate United States Senate election in California, 2016 Under California's nonpartisan blanket primary law, passed as California Proposition 14 (2010), all candidates for Senate appear on the ballot, regardless of party. Members of any party may vote for any candidate, with the top two vote getters moving on to the general election. Incumbent Barbara Boxer did not seek re-election, which makes this the first open Senate seat election in 24 years in California. Primary resultshttp://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov//sov/2016-primary/csv-voter-nominated-candidates.xls CSV Files - Voter Nominated California Secretary of State July 16, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Kamala Harris 3,000,689 39.9% Democratic Party (United States) Loretta Sanchez 1,416,203 18.9% Republican Party (United States) Duf Sundheim 584,251 7.8% Republican Party (United States) Phil Wyman 352,821 4.7% Republican Party (United States) Tom Del Beccaro 323,614 4.3% Republican Party (United States) Greg Conlon 230,944 3.1% Democratic Party (United States) Steve Stokes 168,805 2.2% Republican Party (United States) George C. Yang 112,055 1.5% Republican Party (United States) Karen Roseberry 110,557 1.5% Libertarian Party (United States) Gail K. Lightfoot 99,761 1.3% Democratic Party (United States) Massie Munroe 98,150 1.3% Green Party (United States) Pamela Elizondo 95,677 1.3% Republican Party (United States) Tom Palzer 93,263 1.2% Republican Party (United States) Ron Unz 92,325 1.2% Republican Party (United States) Don Krampe 69,635 0.9% No party preference Eleanor García 65,084 0.9% Republican Party (United States) Jarrell Williamson 64,120 0.9% Republican Party (United States) Von Hougo 63,609 0.8% Democratic Party (United States) President Cristina Grappo 63,330 0.8% No party preference Jerry J. Laws 53,023 0.7% Libertarian Party (United States) Mark Matthew Herd 41,344 0.6% Peace and Freedom Party John Thompson Parker 35,998 0.5% No party preference Ling Ling Shi 35,196 0.5% Democratic Party (United States) Herbert G. Peters 32,638 0.4% Democratic Party (United States) Emory Peretz Rodgers 31,485 0.4% No party preference Mike Beitiks 31,450 0.4% No party preference Clive Grey 29,418 0.4% No party preference Jason Hanania 27,715 0.4% No party preference Paul Merritt 24,031 0.3% No party preference Jason Kraus 19,318 0.3% No party preference Don J. Grundmann 15,317 0.2% No party preference Scott A. Vineberg 11,843 0.2% No party preference Tim Gildersleeve 9,798 0.1% No party preference Gar Myers 8,726 0.1% Republican Party (United States) Billy Falling (write-in) 87 0.0% No party preference Ric M. Llewellyn (write-in) 32 0.0% Republican Party (United States) Alexis Stuart (write-in) 10 0.0% 7,512,322 100.0% General election resultshttp://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-general/sov/2016-complete-sov.pdf Statement of Vote: 2016 General Election California Secretary of State November 13, 2016 January 4, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Kamala Harris 7,542,753 61.60% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Loretta Sanchez 4,701,417 38.40% N/A 12,244,170 100.0% N/A Democratic Party (United States) United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2016 State Senate California State Senate election, 2016 State Assembly California State Assembly election, 2016 Ballot Propositions June primary election Since the passage of a law in November 2011, state primary elections may only feature propositions placed on the ballot by the state legislature.http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968832/gov-jerry-brown-signs-bill-restricting.html Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill restricting ballot initiative to November elections David Siders October 8, 2011 September 28, 2012 Sacramento Bee dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130212132244/http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/08/3968832/gov-jerry-brown-signs-bill-restricting.html February 12, 2013 Proposition 50 2016 California Proposition 50 The California Suspension of Legislators Amendment, also known as Proposition 50, would amend the state constitution to require a two-thirds vote in the respective chamber of the state legislature to suspend a state senator or assembly member and also withhold the salaries and benefits of the suspended legislator.California Proposition 50 (June 2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_50,_Legislator_Suspension_Amendment_(June_2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en 2016 California Prop 50 5601054 1808291 California Secretary of Statehttp://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2016-primary/2016-complete-sov.pdf Statement of Vote: June 7, 2016 Election California Secretary of State May 5, 2018 November general election The number of propositions in this election was significantly larger than previous elections. The increase has been attributed to the relatively low number of signatures required for ballot placement for this election. The number of signatures required for ballot placement is a percentage of the turnout in the previous election. Since the turnout in the November 2014 elections was low, the number of signatures required for ballot placement in 2016 was 365,880, whereas the typical requirement is well over half a million signatures.http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-me-pol-california-ballot-measures-2016-20151108-story.html California's ballot could be a blockbuster next November Los Angeles Times 2018-04-03 November 8, 2015 John Myers +2016 California ballot propositions (November)NameDescriptionVotesTypeYes%No%Proposition 51Issues $9 billion in bonds to fund improvement and construction of school facilities for K-12 schools and community colleges.California Proposition 51 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_51,_Public_School_Facility_Bonds_(2016) 2026-09-22 Ballotpedia en 7,516,142 55.186,104,29444.82 Citizen-initiated state statuteProposition 52Requires a two-thirds vote in the state legislature to change laws that impose fees on hospitals for purpose of obtaining federal Medi-Cal matching funds.California Proposition 52 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_52,_Continued_Hospital_Fee_Revenue_Dedicated_to_Medi-Cal_Unless_Voters_Approve_Changes_(2016) 2026-09-22 Ballotpedia en 9,427,714 70.074,026,71029.93 Combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statuteProposition 53Requires voter approval before the state could issue more than $2 billion in public infrastructure bonds.California Proposition 53 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_53,_Voter_Approval_Requirement_for_Revenue_Bonds_above_$2_Billion_(2016) 2026-09-22 Ballotpedia en6,508,90949.42 6,660,555 50.58 Citizen-initiated constitutional amendmentProposition 54Prohibits the legislature from passing any bill until it has been in print and published on the internet for 72 hours prior to the vote.California Proposition 54 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_54,_Public_Display_of_Legislative_Bills_Prior_to_Vote_(2016) 2026-09-22 Ballotpedia en 8,607,266 65.374,559,90334.63 Combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statuteProposition 55Supports extending the personal income tax increases on incomes over $250,000 approved in 2012 for 12 years in order to fund education and healthcare.California Proposition 55 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_55,_Extension_of_the_Proposition_30_Income_Tax_Increase_(2016) 2026-09-22 Ballotpedia en 8,594,273 63.274,988,32936.73 Citizen-initiated constitutional amendmentProposition 56Increases the cigarette tax by $2 per pack with equivalent increases on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes containing nicotine.California Proposition 56 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_56,_Tobacco_Tax_Increase_(2016) 2026-09-22 Ballotpedia en 8,980,448 64.434,957,99435.57Proposition 57Increases access to parole for people convicted of nonviolent felonies and modifies how juvenile defendants can be tried as adults.California Proposition 57 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_57,_Parole_for_Non-Violent_Criminals_and_Juvenile_Court_Trial_Requirements_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en 8,790,723 64.464,847,35435.54 Combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statuteProposition 58Repeals most of the Proposition 227 (1998), thus effectively allowing non-English languages to be used in public educational instruction.California Proposition 58 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_58,_Non-English_Languages_Allowed_in_Public_Education_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en 9,994,454 73.524,847,35426.48 Legislatively referred state statuteProposition 59Asks voters if they want California to work towards overturning the Citizens United ruling.California Proposition 59 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_59,_Overturn_of_Citizens_United_Act_Advisory_Question_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en 6,845,943 53.186,027,08446.82 Advisory questionProposition 60Mandates the use of condoms in pornographic films.California Proposition 60 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_60,_Condoms_in_Pornographic_Films_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en6,168,38846.33 7,146,039 53.67 Citizen-initiated state statuteProposition 61Regulates drug prices by requiring state agencies to pay no more than the Department of Veterans Affairs pays for prescription drugs.California Proposition 61 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_61,_Drug_Price_Standards_Initiative_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en6,254,34246.80 7,109,642 53.20Proposition 62Repeals the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment and forced labor without possibility of parole.California Proposition 62 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_62,_Abolition_of_Death_Penalty_Measure_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en6,361,78846.85 7,218,625 53.15Proposition 63Supports prohibiting the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines (more than 10 rounds) and requiring certain individuals to pass a background check in order to purchase ammunition.California Proposition 63 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_63,_Background_Checks_for_Ammunition_Purchases_and_Large-Capacity_Ammunition_Magazine_Ban_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en 8,663,159 63.085,070,77236.92Proposition 64Legalizes recreational marijuana for persons aged 21 and older in the state.California Proposition 64 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_64,_Marijuana_Legalization_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en 7,979,041 57.135,987,02042.87Proposition 65Supports redirecting money collected from the sale of carry-out bags by grocery or other retail stores to a special fund administered by the Wildlife Conservation Board.California Proposition 65 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_65,_Dedication_of_Revenue_from_Disposable_Bag_Sales_to_Wildlife_Conservation_Fund_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en6,222,54746.10 7,276,478 53.90Proposition 66Limits death penalty appeals and length of time for death penalty review, and invalidates Proposition 62 if passed by a larger proportion of the popular vote.California Proposition 66 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_66,_Death_Penalty_Procedures_Measure_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en 6,626,159 51.136,333,73148.87Proposition 67Supports upholding the contested legislation banning certain plastic bags that was enacted by the state legislature as Senate Bill 270.California Proposition 67 (2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_67,_Plastic_Bag_Ban_Veto_Referendum_(2016) 2026-09-23 Ballotpedia en 7,228,900 53.276,340,32246.73 Veto ReferendumSource: California Secretary of State References External links Statewide Election Results from the California Secretary of State's Elections Division 2016 Primary Election 2016 General Election California