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1996 California U.S. House District 25 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 25 Election?

Howard P. ??Buck?? McKeon won the 1996 California U.S. House District 25 Election. Howard P. ??Buck?? McKeon received 122,428 popular votes (62.4%). The main challenger was Diane Trautman (33.17%).

See the full head-to-head between McKeon and Trautman

McKeon +29.2 pts · won by 57,339 votes
Howard P. ??Buck?? McKeonRepublicanWINNER62.4%
122,428 votes
Diane TrautmanDemocratic33.17%
65,089 votes
Bruce R. AckerLibertarian3.15%
6,173 votes
Justin Charles Gerberpeace and freedom1.28%
2,513 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.