From Ballot Access News, a May 21st post:
California held a special election on May 21 to fill the vacant State Senate seat, 16th district. Three Democrats, a Republican, and a Peace & Freedom Party member ran. Here are the unofficial results. Unlike regularly-scheduled elections in California, in special elections, if anyone gets 50% of the vote, there is no second election. It appears the Republican, Andy Vidak, is winning this seat outright. The district had been represented by a Democrat who resigned his seat to take a job in the private sector.
| Paulina Miranda (Party Preference: DEM) | 1,492 | 2.6% | |
| Leticia Perez (Party Preference: DEM) | 24,584 | 42.3% | |
| Francisco “Frank” Ramirez (Party Preference: DEM) | 1,731 | 3.0% | |
| Andy Vidak (Party Preference: REP) | 29,837 | 51.4% | |
| Mohammed “O” Arif (Party Preference: P&F) | 432 | 0.7% |