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1998 California U.S. House District 28 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 28 Election?

David Dreier won the 1998 California U.S. House District 28 Election. David Dreier received 90,607 popular votes (57.64%). The main challenger was Janice M. Nelson (39.26%).

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Dreier +18.4 pts · won by 28,886 votes
David DreierRepublicanWINNER57.64%
90,607 votes
Janice M. NelsonDemocratic39.26%
61,721 votes
Jerry R. DouglasLibertarian1.34%
2,099 votes
Walt Contreras SheasbyGreen1.24%
1,954 votes
M. Lawrence Allisonnatural law0.52%
819 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.