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1976 California U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 10 Election?

Don Edwards won the 1976 California U.S. House District 10 Election. Don Edwards received 111,992 popular votes (72.05%). The main challenger was Herb Smith (24.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Edwards and Smith

Edwards +47.5 pts · won by 73,904 votes
Don EdwardsDemocraticWINNER72.05%
111,992 votes
Herb SmithRepublican24.5%
38,088 votes
Edmon V. KaiserIndependent3.45%
5,363 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.