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1996 California U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 38 Election?

Stephen Horn won the 1996 California U.S. House District 38 Election. Stephen Horn received 88,136 popular votes (52.57%). The main challenger was Rick Zbur (42.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Horn and Zbur

Horn +9.8 pts · won by 16,509 votes
Stephen HornRepublicanWINNER52.57%
88,136 votes
Rick ZburDemocratic42.73%
71,627 votes
William A. YeagerGreen2.75%
4,610 votes
Paul N. GautreauLibertarian1.95%
3,272 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.