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1996 California U.S. House District 41 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 41 Election?

Jay Kim won the 1996 California U.S. House District 41 Election. Jay Kim received 83,934 popular votes (58.51%). The main challenger was Richard L. Waldron (33.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Kim and Waldron

Kim +25.5 pts · won by 36,588 votes
Jay KimRepublicanWINNER58.51%
83,934 votes
Richard L. WaldronDemocratic33.01%
47,346 votes
Richard G. NewhouseLibertarian4.97%
7,135 votes
David F. Kramernatural law3.51%
5,030 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.