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1998 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

Nancy Pelosi won the 1998 California U.S. House District 8 Election. Nancy Pelosi received 148,027 popular votes (85.83%). The main challenger was David J. Martz (12.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Pelosi and Martz

Pelosi +73.8 pts · won by 127,246 votes
Nancy PelosiDemocraticWINNER85.83%
148,027 votes
David J. MartzRepublican12.05%
20,781 votes
David L. Smithsteinnatural law2.12%
3,654 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.