1992Final results
1992 election for California's 3rd District
U.S. House · California
Victor Fazio (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating H. L. "bill" Richardson (R) by 10.9 points.
Victor FazioDemocrat · winner
51.2%122,149
H. L. "bill" RichardsonRepublican
40.3%96,092
Ross CrainLibertarian
8.6%20,444
238,685 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1992
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Victor FazioH. L. "bill" Richardson
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$856.9K
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$853.7K
$281.8K
Cash on hand
$3.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1992.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1992