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1976 California U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 2 Election?

Don H. Clausen won the 1976 California U.S. House District 2 Election. Don H. Clausen received 121,290 popular votes (56.01%). The main challenger was Oscar Klee (41.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Clausen and Klee

Clausen +15.0 pts · won by 32,461 votes
Don H. ClausenRepublicanWINNER56.01%
121,290 votes
Oscar KleeDemocratic41.02%
88,829 votes
Robert B. Allredpeace and freedom2.98%
6,444 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.