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1994 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1994 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert T. Matsui won the 1994 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert T. Matsui received 125,042 popular votes (68.48%). The main challenger was Robert S. Dinsmore (28.97%).

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

Matsui +39.5 pts · won by 72,137 votes
Robert T. MatsuiDemocraticWINNER68.48%
125,042 votes
Robert S. DinsmoreRepublican28.97%
52,905 votes
Gordon D. MorsIndependent2.55%
4,649 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.