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1976 California U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 26 Election?

John H. Rousselot won the 1976 California U.S. House District 26 Election. John H. Rousselot received 112,619 popular votes (65.59%). The main challenger was Bruce Latta (34.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Rousselot and Latta

Rousselot +31.2 pts · won by 53,526 votes
John H. RousselotRepublicanWINNER65.59%
112,619 votes
Bruce LattaDemocratic34.41%
59,093 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.