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1996 California U.S. House District 27 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 27 Election?

James E. Rogan won the 1996 California U.S. House District 27 Election. James E. Rogan received 95,310 popular votes (50.18%). The main challenger was Doug Kahn (43.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Rogan and Kahn

Rogan +7.0 pts · won by 13,296 votes
James E. RoganRepublicanWINNER50.18%
95,310 votes
Doug KahnDemocratic43.18%
82,014 votes
Elizabeth MichaelLibertarian3.5%
6,645 votes
Walt ContrerasGreen2.21%
4,195 votes
Martin Zuckernatural law0.93%
1,766 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.