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1998 California U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 11 Election?

Richard W. Pombo won the 1998 California U.S. House District 11 Election. Richard W. Pombo received 95,496 popular votes (61.43%). The main challenger was Robert L. Figueroa (36.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Pombo and Figueroa

Pombo +25.2 pts · won by 39,151 votes
Richard W. PomboRepublicanWINNER61.43%
95,496 votes
Robert L. FigueroaDemocratic36.25%
56,345 votes
Jesse BairdLibertarian2.32%
3,608 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.