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1998 California U.S. House District 49 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 49 Election?

Brian P. Bilbray won the 1998 California U.S. House District 49 Election. Brian P. Bilbray received 90,516 popular votes (48.79%). The main challenger was Christine T. Kehoe (46.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Bilbray and Kehoe

Bilbray +2.2 pts · won by 4,116 votes
Brian P. BilbrayRepublicanWINNER48.79%
90,516 votes
Christine T. KehoeDemocratic46.57%
86,400 votes
Ernest LippeLibertarian1.79%
3,327 votes
Julia F. Simonnatural law1.52%
2,829 votes
Janice Jordanpeace and freedom1.32%
2,447 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.