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1976 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

George E. Brown Jr. won the 1976 California U.S. House District 36 Election. George E. Brown Jr. received 90,830 popular votes (61.56%). The main challenger was Grant Carner (33.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Carner

Jr. +28.1 pts · won by 41,462 votes
George E. Brown Jr.DemocraticWINNER61.56%
90,830 votes
Grant CarnerRepublican33.46%
49,368 votes
William PasleyIndependent4.99%
7,358 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.