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1978 California U.S. House District 14 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 14 Election?

Norman D. Shumway won the 1978 California U.S. House District 14 Election. Norman D. Shumway received 95,962 popular votes (53.39%). The main challenger was John J. McFall (42.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Shumway and McFall

Shumway +10.8 pts · won by 19,360 votes
Norman D. ShumwayRepublicanWINNER53.39%
95,962 votes
John J. McFallDemocratic42.62%
76,602 votes
George Darold WaldronIndependent3.99%
7,163 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.