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2026 candidates we're tracking in CA-16
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Sam Liccardo
Democratic
Incumbent
Sam Liccardo represents California's 16th Congressional District and previously served as mayor of San Jose. His public career has focused on housing, homelessness, public safety, transportation, and Silicon Valley economic issues.
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Peter Sundin Soulé
Republican
Peter Sundin Soulé is a Republican candidate for California's 16th Congressional District. His campaign biography says he earned a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. in finance from Golden Gate University, worked in his family's Soule Steel business in S…
About this race
California's 16th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The California primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.