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1978 California U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 7 Election?

George Miller won the 1978 California U.S. House District 7 Election. George Miller received 109,676 popular votes (63.45%). The main challenger was Paula Gordon (33.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Miller and Gordon

Miller +29.7 pts · won by 51,344 votes
George MillerDemocraticWINNER63.45%
109,676 votes
Paula GordonRepublican33.74%
58,332 votes
Melvin E. StanleyIndependent2.81%
4,857 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.