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1994 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1994 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Sam Farr won the 1994 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Sam Farr received 87,222 popular votes (52.17%). The main challenger was Bill McCampbell (44.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Farr and McCampbell

Farr +7.7 pts · won by 12,842 votes
Sam FarrDemocraticWINNER52.17%
87,222 votes
Bill McCampbellRepublican44.49%
74,380 votes
E. Craig CoffinGreen3.34%
5,591 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.