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1998 California U.S. House District 44 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 44 Election?

Mary Bono won the 1998 California U.S. House District 44 Election. Mary Bono received 97,013 popular votes (60.06%). The main challenger was Ralph Waite (35.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Bono and Waite

Bono +24.3 pts · won by 39,316 votes
Mary BonoRepublicanWINNER60.06%
97,013 votes
Ralph WaiteDemocratic35.72%
57,697 votes
Jim J. Meuernatural law4.22%
6,818 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.