1996 California U.S. House District 46 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 46 Election?

Loretta Sanchez won the 1996 California U.S. House District 46 Election. Loretta Sanchez received 47,964 popular votes (46.66%). The main challenger was Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan (45.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Sanchez and Dornan

Sanchez +0.9 pts · won by 984 votes

Loretta Sanchez DemocraticWINNER46.66%

47,964 votes

Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan Republican45.71%

46,980 votes

Lawrence John StaffordReform3.44%

3,535 votes

Thomas E. ReimerLibertarian2.27%

2,333 votes

J. Carlos Aguirrenatural law1.92%

1,972 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.