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1996 California U.S. House District 45 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 45 Election?

Dana Rohrabacher won the 1996 California U.S. House District 45 Election. Dana Rohrabacher received 125,326 popular votes (60.98%). The main challenger was Sally J. Alexander (33.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Rohrabacher and Alexander

Rohrabacher +27.7 pts · won by 57,014 votes
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanWINNER60.98%
125,326 votes
Sally J. AlexanderDemocratic33.24%
68,312 votes
Mark F. MurphyLibertarian4.29%
8,813 votes
Rand McDevittnatural law1.49%
3,071 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.