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1994 California U.S. House District 44 Election

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Who won the 1994 California U.S. House District 44 Election?

Sonny Bono won the 1994 California U.S. House District 44 Election. Sonny Bono received 95,521 popular votes (55.61%). The main challenger was Steve Clute (38.06%).

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Bono +17.5 pts · won by 30,151 votes
Sonny BonoRepublicanWINNER55.61%
95,521 votes
Steve CluteDemocratic38.06%
65,370 votes
Donald CochranIndependent6.34%
10,885 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.