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1996 California U.S. House District 52 Election

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Who won the 1996 California U.S. House District 52 Election?

Duncan L. Hunter won the 1996 California U.S. House District 52 Election. Duncan L. Hunter received 116,746 popular votes (65.47%). The main challenger was Darity Wesley (29.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Hunter and Wesley

Hunter +35.7 pts · won by 63,642 votes
Duncan L. HunterRepublicanWINNER65.47%
116,746 votes
Darity WesleyDemocratic29.78%
53,104 votes
Janice Jordanpeace and freedom2.05%
3,649 votes
Dante RidleyLibertarian1.87%
3,329 votes
Peter Robert Ballantynenatural law0.84%
1,493 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.