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1996 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

Jane Harman won the 1996 California U.S. House District 36 Election. Jane Harman received 117,752 popular votes (52.46%). The main challenger was Susan Brooks (43.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Harman and Brooks

Harman +8.6 pts · won by 19,214 votes
Jane HarmanDemocraticWINNER52.46%
117,752 votes
Susan BrooksRepublican43.9%
98,538 votes
Bruce DovnerLibertarian2.2%
4,933 votes
Bradley McManusnatural law1.44%
3,236 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.