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1996 California U.S. House District 48 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 48 Election?

Ron Packard won the 1996 California U.S. House District 48 Election. Ron Packard received 145,814 popular votes (65.86%). The main challenger was Dan Farrell (26.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Packard and Farrell

Packard +39.0 pts · won by 86,256 votes
Ron PackardRepublicanWINNER65.86%
145,814 votes
Dan FarrellDemocratic26.9%
59,558 votes
William DreuReform3.62%
8,013 votes
Sharon K. Milesnatural law3.62%
8,006 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.