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1996 California U.S. House District 47 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 47 Election?

C. Christopher Cox won the 1996 California U.S. House District 47 Election. C. Christopher Cox received 160,078 popular votes (65.67%). The main challenger was Tina Louise Laine (28.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Cox and Laine

Cox +36.8 pts · won by 89,716 votes
C. Christopher CoxRepublicanWINNER65.67%
160,078 votes
Tina Louise LaineDemocratic28.86%
70,362 votes
Iris Adamnatural law2.79%
6,807 votes
Victor A. Wagner Jr.Libertarian2.68%
6,530 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.