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1996 California U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 3 Election?

Vic Fazio won the 1996 California U.S. House District 3 Election. Vic Fazio received 118,663 popular votes (53.52%). The main challenger was Tim Lefever (41.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Fazio and Lefever

Fazio +12.4 pts · won by 27,529 votes
Vic FazioDemocraticWINNER53.52%
118,663 votes
Tim LefeverRepublican41.1%
91,134 votes
Timothy R. ErichReform3.47%
7,701 votes
Erin D. DonelleLibertarian1.91%
4,239 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.