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1978 California U.S. House District 39 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 39 Election?

William E. Bill Dannemeyer won the 1978 California U.S. House District 39 Election. William E. Bill Dannemeyer received 112,160 popular votes (63.71%). The main challenger was William E. Bill Farris (36.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Dannemeyer and Farris

Dannemeyer +27.4 pts · won by 48,269 votes
William E. Bill DannemeyerRepublicanWINNER63.71%
112,160 votes
William E. Bill FarrisDemocratic36.29%
63,891 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.