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1998 California U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 20 Election?

Calvin M. Dooley won the 1998 California U.S. House District 20 Election. Calvin M. Dooley received 60,599 popular votes (60.73%). The main challenger was Cliff Unruh (39.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Dooley and Unruh

Dooley +21.5 pts · won by 21,416 votes
Calvin M. DooleyDemocraticWINNER60.73%
60,599 votes
Cliff UnruhRepublican39.27%
39,183 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.