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1968 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1968 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

John E. Moss won the 1968 California U.S. House District 3 Election. John E. Moss received 107,446 popular votes (56%). The main challenger was Elmore J Duffy (41.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Moss and Duffy

Moss +14.2 pts · won by 27,253 votes
John E. MossDemocraticWINNER56%
107,446 votes
Elmore J DuffyRepublican41.79%
80,193 votes
James T SlaughterIndependent2.21%
4,234 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.