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1992 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1992 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert T. Matsui won the 1992 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert T. Matsui received 158,250 popular votes (68.64%). The main challenger was Robert S. Dinsmore (25.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Matsui and Dinsmore

Matsui +43.2 pts · won by 99,552 votes
Robert T. MatsuiDemocraticWINNER68.64%
158,250 votes
Robert S. DinsmoreRepublican25.46%
58,698 votes
Gordon D. MorsIndependent2.06%
4,745 votes
Chris RuferLibertarian1.97%
4,547 votes
Tian HarterGreen1.87%
4,316 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.