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1978 California U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 1978 California U.S. House District 40 Election?

Robert E. Badham won the 1978 California U.S. House District 40 Election. Robert E. Badham received 147,882 popular votes (65.95%). The main challenger was Jim McGuy (34.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Badham and McGuy

Badham +31.9 pts · won by 71,524 votes
Robert E. BadhamRepublicanWINNER65.95%
147,882 votes
Jim McGuyDemocratic34.05%
76,358 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.