1996 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

Nancy Pelosi won the 1996 California U.S. House District 8 Election. Nancy Pelosi received 175,216 popular votes (84.34%). The main challenger was Justin Raimondo (12.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Pelosi and Raimondo

Pelosi +72.0 pts · won by 149,477 votes

Nancy Pelosi DemocraticWINNER84.34%

175,216 votes

Justin Raimondo Republican12.39%

25,739 votes

David L. Smithsteinnatural law3.27%

6,783 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.