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1996 California U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 4 Election?

John T. Doolittle won the 1996 California U.S. House District 4 Election. John T. Doolittle received 164,048 popular votes (60.46%). The main challenger was Katie Hirning (36.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Doolittle and Hirning

Doolittle +24.4 pts · won by 66,100 votes
John T. DoolittleRepublicanWINNER60.46%
164,048 votes
Katie HirningDemocratic36.1%
97,948 votes
Patrick Lee McHargueLibertarian3.43%
9,319 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.