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2004 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 2004 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

Jane Harman won the 2004 California U.S. House District 36 Election. Jane Harman received 151,208 popular votes (61.96%). The main challenger was Paul Whitehead (33.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Harman and Whitehead

Harman +28.5 pts · won by 69,542 votes
Jane HarmanDemocraticWINNER61.96%
151,208 votes
Paul WhiteheadRepublican33.46%
81,666 votes
Alice Stekpeace and freedom2.5%
6,105 votes
Michael J. BinkleyLibertarian2.08%
5,065 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.