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1976 California U.S. House District 39 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 39 Election?

Charles E. Wiggins won the 1976 California U.S. House District 39 Election. Charles E. Wiggins received 122,657 popular votes (58.57%). The main challenger was William E. Bill Farris (41.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Wiggins and Farris

Wiggins +17.1 pts · won by 35,912 votes
Charles E. WigginsRepublicanWINNER58.57%
122,657 votes
William E. Bill FarrisDemocratic41.43%
86,745 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.