Electoral History
| Year | Office | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S House of Representatives District 37 |
Jeffrey Jacobs 29% Ralph Waite 71% |
103,961 | 44.8% | Bud Mathewson 27% Al McCandless 73% |
115,469 | 49.8% | |||
| 1998 | U.S House of Representatives District 44 (special election) |
Ralph Waite | 24,228 | 28.8% | Mary Bono | 53,755 | 64% | |||
| 1998 | U.S House of Representatives District 39 (general election) |
Ralph Waite | 57,697 | 35.7% | Mary Bono | 97,013 | 60.1% |
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