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1998 California U.S. House District 43 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 43 Election?

Ken Calvert won the 1998 California U.S. House District 43 Election. Ken Calvert received 83,012 popular votes (55.69%). The main challenger was Mike Rayburn (37.82%).

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Calvert +17.9 pts · won by 26,639 votes
Ken CalvertRepublicanWINNER55.69%
83,012 votes
Mike RayburnDemocratic37.82%
56,373 votes
Phill CourtneyGreen3.69%
5,508 votes
Annie Wallacknatural law2.8%
4,178 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.