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1978 California U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 11 Election?

Leo J. Ryan won the 1978 California U.S. House District 11 Election. Leo J. Ryan received 92,882 popular votes (60.52%). The main challenger was Dave Welch (35.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Ryan and Welch

Ryan +24.9 pts · won by 38,261 votes
Leo J. RyanDemocraticWINNER60.52%
92,882 votes
Dave WelchRepublican35.59%
54,621 votes
Nicholas Waeil KudrovzeffIndependent3.88%
5,961 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.