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1996 California U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 1 Election?

Frank D. Riggs won the 1996 California U.S. House District 1 Election. Frank D. Riggs received 110,243 popular votes (49.63%). The main challenger was Michela Alioto (43.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Riggs and Alioto

Riggs +6.2 pts · won by 13,721 votes
Frank D. RiggsRepublicanWINNER49.63%
110,243 votes
Michela AliotoDemocratic43.46%
96,522 votes
Emil P. RossiLibertarian6.91%
15,354 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.