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1976 California U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 38 Election?

Jerry M. Patterson won the 1976 California U.S. House District 38 Election. Jerry M. Patterson received 103,317 popular votes (63.62%). The main challenger was James Combs (36.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Patterson and Combs

Patterson +27.2 pts · won by 44,225 votes
Jerry M. PattersonDemocraticWINNER63.62%
103,317 votes
James CombsRepublican36.38%
59,092 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.