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1978 California U.S. House District 27 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 27 Election?

Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan won the 1978 California U.S. House District 27 Election. Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan received 89,392 popular votes (51%). The main challenger was Carey Peek (49%).

See the full head-to-head between Dornan and Peek

Dornan +2.0 pts · won by 3,512 votes
Robert Kenneth 'Bob' DornanRepublicanWINNER51%
89,392 votes
Carey PeekDemocratic49%
85,880 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.