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1976 California U.S. House District 27 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 27 Election?

Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan won the 1976 California U.S. House District 27 Election. Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan received 114,623 popular votes (54.68%). The main challenger was Gary Familian (45.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Dornan and Familian

Dornan +9.4 pts · won by 19,635 votes
Robert Kenneth 'Bob' DornanRepublicanWINNER54.68%
114,623 votes
Gary FamilianDemocratic45.32%
94,988 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.