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1978 California U.S. House District 32 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 32 Election?

Glenn M. Anderson won the 1978 California U.S. House District 32 Election. Glenn M. Anderson received 74,004 popular votes (71.43%). The main challenger was Sonya Mathison (22.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Anderson and Mathison

Anderson +49.0 pts · won by 50,762 votes
Glenn M. AndersonDemocraticWINNER71.43%
74,004 votes
Sonya MathisonRepublican22.43%
23,242 votes
Ida BaderIndependent6.14%
6,363 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.