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1998 California U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 10 Election?

Ellen O. Tauscher won the 1998 California U.S. House District 10 Election. Ellen O. Tauscher received 127,134 popular votes (53.46%). The main challenger was Charles Ball (43.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Tauscher and Ball

Tauscher +10.0 pts · won by 23,835 votes
Ellen O. TauscherDemocraticWINNER53.46%
127,134 votes
Charles BallRepublican43.44%
103,299 votes
Valerie Irene Janloisnatural law1.66%
3,941 votes
John PlaceReform1.44%
3,435 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.