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1978 California U.S. House District 33 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 33 Election?

Wayne Grisham won the 1978 California U.S. House District 33 Election. Wayne Grisham received 79,533 popular votes (55.98%). The main challenger was Dennis S. Kazarian (44.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Grisham and Kazarian

Grisham +12.0 pts · won by 16,993 votes
Wayne GrishamRepublicanWINNER55.98%
79,533 votes
Dennis S. KazarianDemocratic44.02%
62,540 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.