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1978 California U.S. House District 34 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 34 Election?

Dan Lungren won the 1978 California U.S. House District 34 Election. Dan Lungren received 90,554 popular votes (53.72%). The main challenger was Mark W. Hannaford (43.67%).

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Lungren +10.0 pts · won by 16,946 votes
Dan LungrenRepublicanWINNER53.72%
90,554 votes
Mark W. HannafordDemocratic43.67%
73,608 votes
Lawrence John StaffordIndependent2.62%
4,410 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.