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1976 California U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 1976 California U.S. House District 40 Election?

Robert E. Badham won the 1976 California U.S. House District 40 Election. Robert E. Badham received 148,512 popular votes (59.25%). The main challenger was Vivian Hall (40.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Badham and Hall

Badham +18.5 pts · won by 46,380 votes
Robert E. BadhamRepublicanWINNER59.25%
148,512 votes
Vivian HallDemocratic40.75%
102,132 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.