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1978 California U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 15 Election?

Tony Coelho won the 1978 California U.S. House District 15 Election. Tony Coelho received 75,212 popular votes (60.11%). The main challenger was Chris Patterakis (39.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Coelho and Patterakis

Coelho +20.2 pts · won by 25,298 votes
Tony CoelhoDemocraticWINNER60.11%
75,212 votes
Chris PatterakisRepublican39.89%
49,914 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.