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1968 California U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1968 California U.S. House District 18 Election?

Robert Mathias won the 1968 California U.S. House District 18 Election. Robert Mathias received 100,115 popular votes (65.18%). The main challenger was Harlan Hagen (33.45%).

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Mathias +31.7 pts · won by 48,742 votes
Robert MathiasRepublicanWINNER65.18%
100,115 votes
Harlan HagenDemocratic33.45%
51,373 votes
Charles J WilliamsIndependent1.38%
2,116 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.