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1998 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

Steven T. Kuykendall won the 1998 California U.S. House District 36 Election. Steven T. Kuykendall received 88,843 popular votes (48.89%). The main challenger was Janice Hahn (46.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Kuykendall and Hahn

Kuykendall +2.3 pts · won by 4,219 votes
Steven T. KuykendallRepublicanWINNER48.89%
88,843 votes
Janice HahnDemocratic46.57%
84,624 votes
Robin BarrettGreen1.99%
3,612 votes
Kerry WelshLibertarian1.69%
3,066 votes
John R. KonopkaReform0.86%
1,561 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.