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1996 California U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 21 Election?

William M. Thomas won the 1996 California U.S. House District 21 Election. William M. Thomas received 125,916 popular votes (65.87%). The main challenger was Deborah A. Vollmer (26.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Thomas and Vollmer

Thomas +39.4 pts · won by 75,222 votes
William M. ThomasRepublicanWINNER65.87%
125,916 votes
Deborah A. VollmerDemocratic26.52%
50,694 votes
John L. EvansReform4.24%
8,113 votes
Jane Bialoskynatural law1.77%
3,380 votes
Mike HodgesLibertarian1.6%
3,049 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.