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1998 California U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 40 Election?

Jerry Lewis won the 1998 California U.S. House District 40 Election. Jerry Lewis received 97,406 popular votes (64.88%). The main challenger was Robert 'Bob' Conaway (31.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Lewis and Conaway

Lewis +33.0 pts · won by 49,509 votes
Jerry LewisRepublicanWINNER64.88%
97,406 votes
Robert 'Bob' ConawayDemocratic31.9%
47,897 votes
Maurice MaybenaLibertarian3.21%
4,822 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.