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1992 California U.S. House District 42 Election

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Who won the 1992 California U.S. House District 42 Election?

George E. Brown Jr. won the 1992 California U.S. House District 42 Election. George E. Brown Jr. received 79,780 popular votes (50.67%). The main challenger was Dick Rutan (43.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Rutan

Jr. +6.7 pts · won by 10,529 votes
George E. Brown Jr.DemocraticWINNER50.67%
79,780 votes
Dick RutanRepublican43.98%
69,251 votes
Fritz R. WardLibertarian5.35%
8,424 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.