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1996 California U.S. House District 42 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 42 Election?

George E. Brown Jr. won the 1996 California U.S. House District 42 Election. George E. Brown Jr. received 52,166 popular votes (50.48%). The main challenger was Linda M. Wilde (49.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Wilde

Jr. +1.0 pts · won by 996 votes
George E. Brown Jr.DemocraticWINNER50.48%
52,166 votes
Linda M. WildeRepublican49.52%
51,170 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.