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1976 California U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 18 Election?

William M. Ketchum won the 1976 California U.S. House District 18 Election. William M. Ketchum received 101,658 popular votes (64.2%). The main challenger was Dean Close (35.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Ketchum and Close

Ketchum +28.4 pts · won by 44,975 votes
William M. KetchumRepublicanWINNER64.2%
101,658 votes
Dean CloseDemocratic35.8%
56,683 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.