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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/California
      1996·U.S. House·California

      California U.S. House

      52 districtsD 29R 23
      52 districts|D won 29|R won 23|Closest: CA-42
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      CA-01
      Frank D RiggsREP
      REP222,11949.6%
      R+6.2
      CA-02
      Wally HergerREP
      REP238,32660.8%
      R+27.1
      CA-03
      Vic FazioDEM
      DEM221,73753.5%
      D+12.4
      CA-04
      John T DoolittleREP
      REP271,31560.5%
      R+24.4
      CA-05
      Robert T MatsuiDEM
      DEM202,46070.4%
      D+44.3
      CA-06
      Lynn C WoolseyDEM
      DEM253,83661.8%
      D+27.8
      CA-07
      George A MillerDEM
      DEM190,91771.8%
      D+49.5
      CA-08
      Nancy PelosiDEM
      DEM207,73884.3%
      D+72.0
      CA-09
      Ronald V DellumsDEM
      DEM200,96877.0%
      D+58.6
      CA-10
      Ellen O TauscherDEM
      DEM283,18348.6%
      D+1.4
      CA-11
      Richard W PomboREP
      REP181,09659.4%
      R+23.2
      CA-12
      Tom LantosDEM
      DEM207,90871.7%
      D+48.0
      CA-13
      Fortney Peter StarkDEM
      DEM175,53965.2%
      D+34.8
      CA-14
      Anna G EshooDEM
      DEM229,63364.8%
      D+33.6
      CA-15
      Thomas CampbellREP
      REP226,86858.5%
      R+23.7
      CA-16
      Zoe LofgrenDEM
      DEM143,20765.7%
      D+35.5
      CA-17
      Sam FarrDEM
      DEM195,54558.9%
      D+21.1
      CA-18
      Gary A ConditDEM
      DEM165,58665.7%
      D+33.9
      CA-19
      George P RadanovichREP
      REP206,37966.6%
      R+38.3
      CA-20
      Calvin M DooleyDEM
      DEM115,70556.5%
      D+17.4
      CA-21
      William M ThomasREP
      REP191,15265.9%
      R+39.4
      CA-22
      Walter Holden CappsDEM
      DEM244,18648.5%
      D+4.2
      CA-23
      Elton GalleglyREP
      REP199,50759.6%
      R+24.5
      CA-24
      Brad ShermanDEM
      DEM214,84849.4%
      D+5.8
      CA-25
      Howard P \ McKeonREP
      REP196,20362.4%
      R+29.2
      CA-26
      Howard L BermanDEM
      DEM102,51565.9%
      D+37.3
      CA-27
      James E RoganREP
      REP189,93050.2%
      R+7.0
      CA-28
      David DreierREP
      REP186,88560.7%
      R+23.7
      CA-29
      Henry A WaxmanDEM
      DEM214,81767.6%
      D+43.0
      CA-30
      Xavier BecerraDEM
      DEM80,59072.3%
      D+53.6
      CA-31
      Matthew G \ MartinezDEM
      DEM102,69067.5%
      D+39.5
      CA-32
      Julian C DixonDEM
      DEM151,42782.4%
      D+70.0
      CA-33
      Lucille Roybal-AllardDEM
      DEM57,82882.1%
      D+68.0
      CA-34
      Esteban Edward TorresDEM
      DEM138,44068.4%
      D+41.8
      CA-35
      Maxine WatersDEM
      DEM108,48885.5%
      D+73.4
      CA-36
      Jane HarmanDEM
      DEM224,45952.5%
      D+8.6
      CA-37
      Juanita Millender-McDonaldDEM
      DEM102,64685.0%
      D+70.0
      CA-38
      Stephen HornREP
      REP167,64552.6%
      R+9.8
      CA-39
      Edward R RoyceREP
      REP192,29062.8%
      R+30.9
      CA-40
      Jerry LewisREP
      REP152,26164.9%
      R+35.9
      CA-41
      Jay KimREP
      REP143,44558.5%
      R+25.5
      CA-42
      George E Brown Jr.DEM
      DEM103,33650.5%
      D+1.0
      CA-43
      Ken CalvertREP
      REP177,64054.7%
      R+16.8
      CA-44
      Sonny BonoREP
      REP191,51857.8%
      R+19.2
      CA-45
      Dana RohrabacherREP
      REP205,52261.0%
      R+27.7
      CA-46
      Loretta SanchezDEM
      DEM102,78446.7%
      D+1.0
      CA-47
      Christopher CoxREP
      REP243,77765.7%
      R+36.8
      CA-48
      Ron PackardREP
      REP221,39165.9%
      R+39.0
      CA-49
      Brian P BilbrayREP
      REP206,76852.6%
      R+10.7
      CA-50
      Bob FilnerDEM
      DEM118,34061.9%
      D+29.4
      CA-51
      Randy \ CunninghamREP
      REP229,02465.1%
      R+36.1
      CA-52
      Duncan D HunterREP
      REP178,32165.5%
      R+35.7
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