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1998 California U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 38 Election?

Stephen Horn won the 1998 California U.S. House District 38 Election. Stephen Horn received 71,386 popular votes (52.93%). The main challenger was Peter Mathews (44.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Horn and Mathews

Horn +8.6 pts · won by 11,619 votes
Stephen HornRepublicanWINNER52.93%
71,386 votes
Peter MathewsDemocratic44.32%
59,767 votes
David BowersLibertarian2.75%
3,705 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.