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2000 California U.S. House District 44 Election

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Who won the 2000 California U.S. House District 44 Election?

Mary Bono won the 2000 California U.S. House District 44 Election. Mary Bono received 123,738 popular votes (59.15%). The main challenger was Ron Oden (37.91%).

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

Bono +21.2 pts · won by 44,436 votes
Mary BonoRepublicanWINNER59.15%
123,738 votes
Ron OdenDemocratic37.91%
79,302 votes
Gene SmithReform1.98%
4,135 votes
Jim J. Meuernatural law0.96%
2,012 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.