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1996 California U.S. House District 50 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 50 Election?

Bob Filner won the 1996 California U.S. House District 50 Election. Bob Filner received 73,200 popular votes (61.86%). The main challenger was Jim Baize (32.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Filner and Baize

Filner +29.5 pts · won by 34,849 votes
Bob FilnerDemocraticWINNER61.86%
73,200 votes
Jim BaizeRepublican32.41%
38,351 votes
Dan ClarkReform2.75%
3,253 votes
Earl M. Shepardnatural law1.81%
2,138 votes
Philip ZoebischLibertarian1.18%
1,398 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.