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1978 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

Ronald V. Dellums won the 1978 California U.S. House District 8 Election. Ronald V. Dellums received 94,824 popular votes (57.36%). The main challenger was Charles V. Hughes (42.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Dellums and Hughes

Dellums +14.7 pts · won by 24,343 votes
Ronald V. DellumsDemocraticWINNER57.36%
94,824 votes
Charles V. HughesRepublican42.64%
70,481 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.