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1998 California U.S. House District 29 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 29 Election?

Henry A. Waxman won the 1998 California U.S. House District 29 Election. Henry A. Waxman received 131,561 popular votes (73.87%). The main challenger was Mike Gottlieb (22.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Waxman and Gottlieb

Waxman +51.3 pts · won by 91,279 votes
Henry A. WaxmanDemocraticWINNER73.87%
131,561 votes
Mike GottliebRepublican22.62%
40,282 votes
Michael J. BinkleyLibertarian1.98%
3,534 votes
Karen Blasdell-Wilkinsonnatural law1.53%
2,717 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.