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1996 California U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 20 Election?

Calvin M. Dooley won the 1996 California U.S. House District 20 Election. Calvin M. Dooley received 65,381 popular votes (56.51%). The main challenger was Trice Harvey (39.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Dooley and Harvey

Dooley +17.4 pts · won by 20,105 votes
Calvin M. DooleyDemocraticWINNER56.51%
65,381 votes
Trice HarveyRepublican39.13%
45,276 votes
Jonathan RichterLibertarian4.36%
5,048 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.