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1976 California U.S. House District 28 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 28 Election?

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke won the 1976 California U.S. House District 28 Election. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke received 114,612 popular votes (80.2%). The main challenger was Edward S. Skinner (19.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Burke and Skinner

Burke +60.4 pts · won by 86,309 votes
Yvonne Brathwaite BurkeDemocraticWINNER80.2%
114,612 votes
Edward S. SkinnerRepublican19.8%
28,303 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.