| County | Bill Thomas* (R) |
Deborah Vollmer (D) |
John Evans (Reform) |
Jane Bialosky (Natural Law) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern County (pt.) | 94,505 | 67.3% | 35,196 | 25.0% | 6,002 | 4.3% | 2,341 | 1.7% | 2,459 | 1.8% | 59,309 | 140,503 | |||||||
| Tulare County (pt.) | 31,411 | 61.8% | 15,498 | 30.5% | 2,111 | 4.2% | 1,039 | 2.0% | 762 | 1.5% | 15,913 | 50,821 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 125,916 | 65.8% | 50,694 | 26.5% | 8,113 | 4.2% | 3,380 | 1.8% | 3,221 | 1.7% | 75,222 | 191,324 | |||||||
| Total R vote: 125,916 (65.8%) Total D vote: 50,694 (26.5%) Total Other vote: 14,714 (7.7%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| * incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
| Campaign finance data for this election**: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Disbursements: | $768,689 | $36,129 | $5,505 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Receipts: | $1,079,145 | $36,737 | $5,420 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash on Hand: | $577,890 | $631 | $15 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Contributions by Candidate: | $0 | $18,500 | $530 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Loans by Candidate: | $0 | $7,500 | $1,600 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Individual Contributions: | $373,006 | $6,760 | $2,900 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Party Contributions: | $155 | $200 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Other Committee Contributions: | $645,655 | $3,600 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Transfers from Other Committees: | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Supporting: | $0 | $923 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Opposing: | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 | $923 | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
| Net Spending: | $768,689 | $37,052 | $5,505 | $0 | |||||||||||||||
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**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
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Other candidates included: Mike Hodges (Libertarian), 3,049 votes ; Karen Gentry (Write-in), 172 votes |
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Bill Thomas* | |
| Total Disbursements: | $768,689 |
| Total Receipts: | $1,079,145 |
| Cash on Hand: | $577,890 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $373,006 |
| Party Contributions: | $155 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $645,655 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $768,689 |
| Deborah Vollmer | |
| Total Disbursements: | $36,129 |
| Total Receipts: | $36,737 |
| Cash on Hand: | $631 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $18,500 |
| Candidate Loans: | $7,500 |
| Individual Contributions: | $6,760 |
| Party Contributions: | $200 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $3,600 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $923 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $923 |
| Net Spending: | $37,052 |
| John Evans | |
| Total Disbursements: | $5,505 |
| Total Receipts: | $5,420 |
| Cash on Hand: | $15 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $530 |
| Candidate Loans: | $1,600 |
| Individual Contributions: | $2,900 |
| Party Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $5,505 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/CA/21/1996
| Republican Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | Bill Thomas* | 53,564 | 79.2% | $768,689 |
| 2 | Karen Gentry | 14,030 | 20.8% | $10,683 |
| TOTAL VOTES | 67,594 | |||
| Democrat Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | Deborah Vollmer | 30,563 | 100.0% | $36,129 |
| TOTAL VOTES | 30,563 | |||