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1996 California U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 23 Election?

Elton Gallegly won the 1996 California U.S. House District 23 Election. Elton Gallegly received 118,880 popular votes (59.59%). The main challenger was Robert R. Unruhe (35.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Gallegly and Unruhe

Gallegly +24.5 pts · won by 48,845 votes
Elton GalleglyRepublicanWINNER59.59%
118,880 votes
Robert R. UnruheDemocratic35.1%
70,035 votes
Gail Katherine LightfootLibertarian4.18%
8,346 votes
Stephen P. Hospodarnatural law1.13%
2,246 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.