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1998 California U.S. House District 45 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 45 Election?

Dana Rohrabacher won the 1998 California U.S. House District 45 Election. Dana Rohrabacher received 94,296 popular votes (58.65%). The main challenger was Patricia W. Neal (37.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Rohrabacher and Neal

Rohrabacher +21.3 pts · won by 34,274 votes
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanWINNER58.65%
94,296 votes
Patricia W. NealDemocratic37.33%
60,022 votes
Don F. HullLibertarian2.7%
4,337 votes
William 'Bill' Verkamp Jr.natural law1.32%
2,115 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.