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1998 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Sam Farr won the 1998 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Sam Farr received 103,719 popular votes (64.55%). The main challenger was Bill McCampbell (32.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Farr and McCampbell

Farr +31.9 pts · won by 51,249 votes
Sam FarrDemocraticWINNER64.55%
103,719 votes
Bill McCampbellRepublican32.65%
52,470 votes
Rick S. GarrettLibertarian1.74%
2,791 votes
Scott R. Hartleynatural law1.06%
1,710 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.