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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1996 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 5, 1996. The delegation went from being tied to slightly majority-Democratic, with Democrats gaining 3 seats.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1996 |
Party | Votes | % | Before | After | +/– |
| Democratic | 4,706,278 | 49.61% | 26 | 29 | +3 |
| Republican | 4,292,128 | 45.25% | 26 | 23 | -3 |
| Libertarian | 213,583 | 2.25% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Law | 131,023 | 1.38% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reform | 57,513 | 0.61% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peace and Freedom | 48,136 | 0.51% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Independent | 17,814 | 0.19% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 9,845 | 0.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green | 8,805 | 0.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Write-ins | 541 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid or blank votes | 780,588 | 7.60% | — | — | — |
Totals | 10,266,254 | 100.00% | 52 | 52 | — |
Results
Final results from the Secretary of State of California: [1]
District 1
District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Wally Herger (incumbent) | 144,913 | 60.80 |
| Democratic | Roberts Braden | 80,401 | 33.73 |
| Natural Law | Patrice Thiessen | 7,253 | 3.04 |
| Libertarian | William Brunner | 5,759 | 2.42 |
| No party | Bob Todd (write-in) | 7 | 0.00 |
Invalid or blank votes | 15,260 | 6.02 |
Total votes | 253,593 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Republican hold |
District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Vic Fazio (incumbent) | 118,663 | 53.52 |
| Republican | Tim Lefever | 91,134 | 41.10 |
| Reform | Timothy Erich | 7,701 | 3.47 |
| Libertarian | Erin Donelle | 4,239 | 1.91 |
Invalid or blank votes | 11,887 | 5.09 |
Total votes | 233,624 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 4
District 5
District 6
California's 6th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Lynn Woolsey (incumbent) | 156,958 | 61.83 |
| Republican | Duane Hughes | 86,278 | 33.99 |
| Peace and Freedom | Ernest Jones | 6,459 | 2.54 |
| Natural Law | Bruce Kendall | 4,141 | 1.63 |
Invalid or blank votes | 22,736 | 8.22 |
Total votes | 276,572 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 7
California's 7th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | George Miller (incumbent) | 137,089 | 71.81 |
| Republican | Norman Reece | 42,542 | 22.28 |
| Reform | William Thompson | 6,866 | 3.60 |
| Natural Law | Bob Liatunick | 4,420 | 2.32 |
Invalid or blank votes | 13,179 | 6.46 |
Total votes | 204,096 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
California's 12th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Tom Lantos (incumbent) | 149,052 | 71.69 |
| Republican | Storm Jenkins | 49,278 | 23.70 |
| Libertarian | Christopher Schmidt | 6,111 | 2.94 |
| Natural Law | Richard Borg | 3,472 | 1.67 |
Invalid or blank votes | 17,306 | 7.68 |
Total votes | 225,219 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 13
District 14
California's 14th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Anna Eshoo (incumbent) | 149,313 | 64.87 |
| Republican | Ben Brink | 71,573 | 31.10 |
| Peace and Freedom | Timothy Thompson | 3,653 | 1.59 |
| Libertarian | Joseph Dehn | 3,492 | 1.52 |
| Natural Law | Robert Wells | 2,144 | 0.93 |
Invalid or blank votes | 11,814 | 4.88 |
Total votes | 241,989 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 15
California's 15th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tom Campbell (incumbent) | 132,737 | 58.50 |
| Democratic | Dick Lane | 79,048 | 34.84 |
| Reform | Valli Sharpe-Geisler | 6,230 | 2.75 |
| Libertarian | Ed Wimmers | 5,481 | 2.42 |
| Natural Law | Bruce Currivan | 3,372 | 1.49 |
| No party | Linh Dao (write-in) | 9 | 0.00 |
| No party | Conner Vlakancic (write-in) | 9 | 0.00 |
Invalid or blank votes | 16,275 | 6.69 |
Total votes | 243,161 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Republican hold |
District 16
California's 16th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Zoe Lofgren (incumbent) | 94,020 | 65.65 |
| Republican | Chuck Wojslaw | 43,197 | 30.16 |
| Libertarian | David Bonino | 4,124 | 2.88 |
| Natural Law | Abaan Abu-Shumays | 1,866 | 1.30 |
Invalid or blank votes | 10,572 | 6.87 |
Total votes | 153,779 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
California's 21st congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bill Thomas (incumbent) | 125,916 | 65.81 |
| Democratic | Deborah Vollmer | 50,694 | 26.50 |
| Reform | John Evans | 8,113 | 4.24 |
| Natural Law | Jane Bialosky | 3,380 | 1.77 |
| Libertarian | Mike Hodges | 3,049 | 1.59 |
| No party | Karen Gentry (write-in) | 172 | 0.09 |
Invalid or blank votes | 5,852 | 2.97 |
Total votes | 197,176 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Republican hold |
District 22
California's 22nd congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Walter Capps | 118,299 | 48.45 |
| Republican | Andrea Seastrand (incumbent) | 107,987 | 44.22 |
| Independent | Steven Wheeler | 9,845 | 4.03 |
| Reform | Richard Porter | 3,975 | 1.63 |
| Libertarian | David Bersohn | 2,233 | 0.91 |
| Natural Law | Dawn Tomastik | 1,847 | 0.76 |
Invalid or blank votes | 5,569 | 2.23 |
Total votes | 249,755 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 23
District 24
California's 24th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Brad Sherman | 106,193 | 49.43 |
| Republican | Rich Sybert | 93,629 | 43.58 |
| Peace and Freedom | Ralph Shroyer | 6,267 | 2.92 |
| Libertarian | Erich Miller | 5,691 | 2.65 |
| Natural Law | Ron Lawrence | 3,068 | 1.43 |
Invalid or blank votes | 16,957 | 7.32 |
Total votes | 231,805 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 25
California's 25th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Howard McKeon (incumbent) | 122,428 | 62.40 |
| Democratic | Diane Trautman | 65,089 | 33.17 |
| Libertarian | Bruce Acker | 6,173 | 3.15 |
| Peace and Freedom | Justin Gerber | 2,513 | 1.28 |
Invalid or blank votes | 14,280 | 6.78 |
Total votes | 210,483 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Republican hold |
District 26
District 27
California's 27th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jim Rogan | 95,310 | 50.18 |
| Democratic | Doug Kahn | 82,014 | 43.18 |
| Libertarian | Elizabeth Michael | 6,645 | 3.50 |
| Green | Walt Sheasby | 4,195 | 2.21 |
| Natural Law | Martin Zucker | 1,766 | 0.93 |
Invalid or blank votes | 16,419 | 7.96 |
Total votes | 206,349 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Republican hold |
District 28
District 29
California's 29th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Henry Waxman (incumbent) | 145,278 | 67.62 |
| Republican | Paul Stepanek | 52,857 | 24.60 |
| Peace and Freedom | John Daly | 8,819 | 4.10 |
| Libertarian | Mike Binkley | 4,766 | 2.22 |
| Natural Law | Brian Rees | 3,097 | 1.44 |
Invalid or blank votes | 19,378 | 8.27 |
Total votes | 234,195 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 30
California's 30th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Xavier Becerra (incumbent) | 58,283 | 72.32 |
| Republican | Patricia Parker | 15,078 | 18.71 |
| Libertarian | Pam Probst | 2,759 | 3.42 |
| Peace and Freedom | Shirley Mandel | 2,499 | 3.10 |
| Natural Law | Rosemary Watson-Frith | 1,971 | 2.45 |
Invalid or blank votes | 10,199 | 11.23 |
Total votes | 90,789 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
California's 36th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jane Harman (incumbent) | 117,752 | 52.46 |
| Republican | Susan Brooks | 98,538 | 43.90 |
| Libertarian | Bruce Dovner | 4,933 | 2.20 |
| Natural Law | Bradley McManus | 3,236 | 1.44 |
Invalid or blank votes | 16,463 | 6.83 |
Total votes | 240,922 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 37
District 38
District 39
California's 39th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ed Royce (incumbent) | 120,761 | 62.80 |
| Democratic | R. Davis | 61,392 | 31.93 |
| Libertarian | Jack Dean | 10,137 | 5.27 |
Invalid or blank votes | 12,928 | 6.30 |
Total votes | 205,218 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Republican hold |
District 40
District 41
California's 41st congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jay Kim (incumbent) | 83,934 | 58.46 |
| Democratic | Richard Waldron | 47,346 | 32.98 |
| Libertarian | Richard Newhouse | 7,135 | 4.97 |
| Natural Law | David Kramer | 5,030 | 3.50 |
| No party | Marjorie Mikels (Write-in) | 120 | 0.08 |
Invalid or blank votes | 25,666 | 15.17 |
Total votes | 169,231 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Republican hold |
District 42
District 43
California's 43rd congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ken Calvert (incumbent) | 97,247 | 54.72 |
| Democratic | Guy Kimborough | 67,422 | 37.94 |
| Natural Law | Annie Wallack | 6,576 | 3.70 |
| Peace and Freedom | Kevin Akin | 3,309 | 1.86 |
| Libertarian | Gene Berkman | 3,086 | 1.74 |
| No party | Colleen Cummings (write-in) | 84 | 0.05 |
Invalid or blank votes | 6,571 | 3.57 |
Total votes | 184,295 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Republican hold |
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
California's 50th congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Bob Filner (incumbent) | 73,200 | 59.62 |
| Republican | Jim Baize | 38,351 | 31.24 |
| Natural Law | Earl Shepard | 6,573 | 5.36 |
| Reform | Dan Clark | 3,253 | 2.65 |
| Libertarian | Philip Zoebisch | 1,398 | 1.14 |
Invalid or blank votes | 18,845 | 13.74 |
Total votes | 137,185 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Democratic hold |
District 51
California's 51st congressional district election, 1996 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Duke Cunningham (incumbent) | 149,032 | 65.07 |
| Democratic | Rita Tamerius | 66,250 | 28.93 |
| Peace and Freedom | Miriam Clark | 5,407 | 2.36 |
| Libertarian | J.C. Anderson | 5,298 | 2.31 |
| Natural Law | Eric Bourdette | 3,037 | 1.33 |
Invalid or blank votes | 29,484 | 12.05 |
Total votes | 244,766 | 100.00 |
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |
| Republican hold |
District 52
See also
References
- 1996 General Election Returns for United States Congress
- California Elections Page
External links
- California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
- RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
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