1996Final results
1996 election for California's 28th District
U.S. House · California
David Dreier (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating David Levering (D) by 23.7 points.
David DreierRepublican · winner
60.7%113,389
David LeveringDemocrat
36.9%69,037
Ken SaurenmanLibertarian
2.4%4,459
186,885 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 1996
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.
David LeveringDavid Dreier
$50.3K
Raised by the campaign
$831.2K
$50.7K
Spent by the campaign
$396.1K
$0
Cash on hand
$2.7M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996