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1978 California U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 2 Election?

Don H. Clausen won the 1978 California U.S. House District 2 Election. Don H. Clausen received 114,451 popular votes (51.96%). The main challenger was Norma K. Bork (45.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Clausen and Bork

Clausen +6.7 pts · won by 14,739 votes
Don H. ClausenRepublicanWINNER51.96%
114,451 votes
Norma K. BorkDemocratic45.27%
99,712 votes
Irv Sutleypeace and freedom2.77%
6,097 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.