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1998 California U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 4 Election?

John T. Doolittle won the 1998 California U.S. House District 4 Election. John T. Doolittle received 155,306 popular votes (62.57%). The main challenger was David Shapiro (34.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Doolittle and Shapiro

Doolittle +28.2 pts · won by 69,912 votes
John T. DoolittleRepublicanWINNER62.57%
155,306 votes
David ShapiroDemocratic34.4%
85,394 votes
Dan WinterrowdLibertarian3.03%
7,524 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.