Melissa Hurtado
State Senator, California Senate District 16 · Democrat
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · California Senate District 16 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: California Secretary of State — Certified List of Candidates, November 3, 2026 General Election (certified 2026-08-27): State Senate District 16 · read Aug 27, 2026
The District
What California Senate District 16 covers
Covers all of Kings County; parts of Kern County and Tulare County.
Includes Bakersfield (part), Avenal, Hanford, Porterville, Tulare (part), Delano, Shafter (part), Corcoran, Dinuba, Lemoore, Wasco, Allensworth and 72 more.
673 precincts · District lines: State legislative lines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 (SLDU/SLDL) · Precinct lines: California Statewide Database (Berkeley Law, UC Berkeley, for the California Legislature), SR precinct boundaries for the 2020 / 2022 / 2024 generals (/g22/.zip); free public resource, no formal licence
Results
Certified results for California Senate District 16
State Senate District 16
2022 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa HurtadoDemocratic | Democratic | 68,460 | 50.0% |
| David ShepardRepublican | Republican | 68,438 | 50.0% |
Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for California Senate District 16
- Guillermo Asuncion GonzalezRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
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