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1996 California U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 10 Election?

Ellen O. Tauscher won the 1996 California U.S. House District 10 Election. Ellen O. Tauscher received 137,726 popular votes (48.63%). The main challenger was Bill Baker (47.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Tauscher and Baker

Tauscher +1.4 pts · won by 4,093 votes
Ellen O. TauscherDemocraticWINNER48.63%
137,726 votes
Bill BakerRepublican47.19%
133,633 votes
John PlaceReform2.24%
6,354 votes
Valerie Irene Janloisnatural law1.08%
3,047 votes
Gregory K. LyonLibertarian0.86%
2,423 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.