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1996 California U.S. House District 22 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 22 Election?

Walter Holden Capps won the 1996 California U.S. House District 22 Election. Walter Holden Capps received 118,299 popular votes (48.45%). The main challenger was Andrea H. Seastrand (44.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Capps and Seastrand

Capps +4.2 pts · won by 10,312 votes
Walter Holden CappsDemocraticWINNER48.45%
118,299 votes
Andrea H. SeastrandRepublican44.22%
107,987 votes
Steven WheelerIndependent4.03%
9,845 votes
Richard D. 'Dick' PorterReform1.63%
3,975 votes
David L. BersohnLibertarian0.91%
2,233 votes
Dawn Tomastiknatural law0.76%
1,847 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.