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1978 California U.S. House District 29 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 29 Election?

Augustus F. Gus Hawkins won the 1978 California U.S. House District 29 Election. Augustus F. Gus Hawkins received 65,214 popular votes (85%). The main challenger was Uriah J. Fields (15%).

See the full head-to-head between Hawkins and Fields

Hawkins +70.0 pts · won by 53,702 votes
Augustus F. Gus HawkinsDemocraticWINNER85%
65,214 votes
Uriah J. FieldsRepublican15%
11,512 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.