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1998 California U.S. House District 51 Election

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Who won the 1998 California U.S. House District 51 Election?

Randy Duke Cunningham won the 1998 California U.S. House District 51 Election. Randy Duke Cunningham received 126,229 popular votes (61.02%). The main challenger was Dan Kripke (34.66%).

See the full head-to-head between Cunningham and Kripke

Cunningham +26.4 pts · won by 54,523 votes
Randy Duke CunninghamRepublicanWINNER61.02%
126,229 votes
Dan KripkeDemocratic34.66%
71,706 votes
Jack AndersonLibertarian2.62%
5,411 votes
Eric Hunter Bourdettenatural law1.71%
3,532 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.