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1978 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Charles Chip Pashayan Jr. won the 1978 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Charles Chip Pashayan Jr. received 81,296 popular votes (54.49%). The main challenger was John Krebs (45.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Krebs

Jr. +9.0 pts · won by 13,411 votes
Charles Chip Pashayan Jr.RepublicanWINNER54.49%
81,296 votes
John KrebsDemocratic45.51%
67,885 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.