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1996 California U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 15 Election?

Tom Campbell won the 1996 California U.S. House District 15 Election. Tom Campbell received 132,737 popular votes (58.51%). The main challenger was Dick Lane (34.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Campbell and Lane

Campbell +23.7 pts · won by 53,689 votes
Tom CampbellRepublicanWINNER58.51%
132,737 votes
Dick LaneDemocratic34.84%
79,048 votes
Valli Sharpe-GeislerReform2.75%
6,230 votes
Ed Leo WimmersLibertarian2.42%
5,481 votes
Bruce Joseph Currivannatural law1.49%
3,372 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.