1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California

Summary

The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1990 was an election for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 6, 1990. Democrats won one Republican-held seat while Republicans won two Democratic-held seats.

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California

← 1988 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) 1992 →

All 45 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 27 18
Seats won 26 19
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 3,567,775 3,346,962
Percentage 48.96% 45.93%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Overview edit

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1990
Party Votes % Before After +/–
Democratic 3,567,775 48.96% 27 26 -1
Republican 3,346,962 45.93% 18 19 +1
Libertarian 235,984 3.24% 0 0 0
Peace and Freedom 127,924 1.76% 0 0 0
American Independent 6,474 0.09% 0 0 0
Write-ins 1,977 0.02% 0 0 0
Totals 7,287,096 100.00% 45 45

Results edit

Final results from the Secretary of State of California: [1]

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14
District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27
District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39District 40
District 41District 42District 43District 44District 45

District 1 edit

1990 California's 1st congressional district election
 
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Candidate Frank Riggs Douglas H. Bosco
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 99,782 96,468
Percentage 43.3% 41.9%

 
County results
Riggs:      40-50%     50-60%
Bosco:      40-50%

U.S. Representative before election

Douglas H. Bosco
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Frank Riggs
Republican

Incumbent Representative Douglas H. Bosco ran for re-election. He faced Republican candidateFrank Riggs and Peace and Freedom candidate Darlene G. Comingore. Bosco lost re-election to Rigg by 1.4%, taking 41.9% of the vote to Riggs' 43.3% and Comingore's 14.8%.

California's 1st congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Riggs 99,782 43.33
Democratic Douglas H. Bosco (incumbent) 96,468 41.90
Peace and Freedom Darlene G. Comingore 34,011 14.77
Total votes 230,261 100.00
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Republican gain from Democratic

District 2 edit

California's 2nd congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wally Herger (incumbent) 133,315 63.66
Democratic Erwin E. "Bill" Rush 65,333 31.20
Libertarian Ross Crain 10,753 5.14
Total votes 209,401 100.00
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Republican hold

District 3 edit

California's 3rd congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Matsui (incumbent) 132,143 60.32
Republican Lowell Patrick Landowski 76,148 34.76
Libertarian David M. McCann 10,797 4.93
Total votes 219,088 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 4 edit

California's 4th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vic Fazio (incumbent) 115,090 54.69
Republican Mark R. Baughman 82,738 39.31
Libertarian Bryce Bigwood 12,626 6.00
Total votes 210,454 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 5 edit

California's 5th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Pelosi (incumbent) 120,633 77.18
Republican Alan Nichols 35,671 22.82
Total votes 156,304 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 6 edit

California's 6th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Boxer (incumbent) 137,306 68.07
Republican Bill Boerum 64,402 31.93
Total votes 201,708 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 7 edit

California's 7th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Miller (incumbent) 121,080 60.51
Republican Roger A. Payton 79,031 39.49
Total votes 200,111 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 8 edit

California's 8th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ronald Dellums (incumbent) 119,645 61.30
Republican Barbara Galewski 75,544 38.70
Total votes 195,189 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 9 edit

California's 9th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pete Stark (incumbent) 94,739 58.43
Republican Victor Romero 67,412 41.57
Total votes 162,151 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 10 edit

California's 10th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Edwards (incumbent) 81,875 62.67
Republican Mark Patrosso 48,747 37.31
No party Peter James (write-in) 15 0.01
Total votes 130,637 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 11 edit

California's 11th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Lantos (incumbent) 105,029 65.90
Republican Bill Quarishi 45,818 28.75
Libertarian June R. Genis 8,518 5.34
Total votes 159,365 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 12 edit

California's 12th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Campbell (incumbent) 125,157 60.85
Democratic Bob Palmer 69,270 33.68
Libertarian Chuck Olson 11,271 5.48
Total votes 205,698 100.00
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Republican hold

District 13 edit

California's 13th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norm Mineta (incumbent) 97,286 58.03
Republican David E. Smith 59,773 35.65
Libertarian John H. Webster 10,587 6.32
Total votes 167,646 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 14 edit

California's 14th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Doolittle 128,309 51.52
Democratic Patricia Malberg 120,742 48.48
Total votes 249,051 100.00
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Republican hold

District 15 edit

California's 15th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Condit (incumbent) 97,147 66.18
Republican Cliff Burris 49,634 33.82
Total votes 146,781 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 16 edit

California's 16th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leon Panetta (incumbent) 134,236 74.16
Republican Jerry M. Reiss 39,885 22.04
Libertarian Brian H. Tucker 6,881 3.80
Total votes 181,002 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 17 edit

California's 17th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cal Dooley 82,611 54.54
Republican Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.) 68,848 45.46
Total votes 151,459 100.00
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Democratic gain from Republican

District 18 edit

California's 18th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Lehman (incumbent) 98,804 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 19 edit

California's 19th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Lagomarsino (incumbent) 94,599 54.61
Democratic Anita Perez Ferguson 76,991 44.44
No party Mindy Lorenz (write-in) 1,655 0.96
Total votes 173,235 100.00
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Republican hold

District 20 edit

California's 20th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Thomas (incumbent) 112,962 59.79
Democratic Michael A. Thomas 65,101 34.46
Libertarian William Howard Dilbeck 10,555 5.59
No party Lita Martin Reid (write-in) 307 0.16
Total votes 188,925 100.00
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Republican hold

District 21 edit

California's 21st congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elton Gallegly (incumbent) 118,326 58.40
Democratic Richard D. Freiman 68,921 34.02
Libertarian Peggy L. Christensen 15,364 7.58
Total votes 202,611 100.00
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Republican hold

District 22 edit

California's 22nd congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent) 108,634 60.04
Democratic David Bayer 61,630 34.06
Libertarian William H. Wilson 6,702 3.70
Peace and Freedom Jan B. Tucker 3,963 2.19
Total votes 180,929 100.00
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Republican hold

District 23 edit

California's 23rd congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony C. Beilenson (incumbent) 103,141 61.73
Republican Jim Salomon 57,118 34.18
Peace and Freedom John Honigsfeld 6,834 4.09
Total votes 167,093 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 24 edit

California's 24th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Waxman (incumbent) 71,562 68.89
Republican John N. Cowles 26,607 25.61
Peace and Freedom Maggie Phair 5,706 5.49
Total votes 103,875 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 25 edit

California's 25th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward R. Roybal (incumbent) 48,120 70.03
Republican Steven J. Renshaw 17,021 24.77
Libertarian Robert H. Scott 3,576 5.20
Total votes 68,717 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 26 edit

California's 26th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Berman (incumbent) 78,031 61.06
Republican Roy Dahlson 44,492 34.82
Libertarian Bernard Zimring 5,268 4.12
Total votes 127,791 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 27 edit

California's 27th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mel Levine (incumbent) 90,857 58.21
Republican David Barrett Cohen 58,140 37.25
Peace and Freedom Edward E. Ferrer 7,101 4.55
Total votes 156,098 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 28 edit

California's 28th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julian C. Dixon (incumbent) 69,482 72.68
Republican George Zaldivar Adams 21,245 22.22
Peace and Freedom William R. Williams II 2,723 2.85
Libertarian Robert G. "Bob" Weber Jr. 2,150 2.25
Total votes 95,600 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 29 edit

California's 29th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maxine Waters 51,350 79.40
Republican Bill DeWitt 12,054 18.64
Libertarian Waheed R. Boctor 1,268 1.96
Total votes 64,672 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 30 edit

California's 30th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthew G. Martinez (incumbent) 45,456 58.21
Republican Reuben D. Franco 28,914 37.03
Libertarian George Curtis Feger 3,713 4.76
Total votes 78,083 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 31 edit

California's 31st congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mervyn M. Dymally (incumbent) 56,394 67.15
Republican Eunice N. Sato 27,593 32.85
Total votes 83,987 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 32 edit

California's 32nd congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent) 68,268 61.52
Republican Sanford W. Kahn 42,692 38.48
Total votes 110,960 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 33 edit

California's 33rd congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Dreier (incumbent) 101,336 63.67
Democratic Georgia Houston Webb 49,981 31.40
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 7,840 4.93
Total votes 159,157 100.00
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Republican hold

District 34 edit

California's 34th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Esteban Torres (incumbent) 55,646 60.70
Republican John Eastman 36,024 39.30
Total votes 91,670 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 35 edit

California's 35th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Lewis (incumbent) 121,602 60.58
Democratic Barry Borton 66,100 32.93
Libertarian Jerry Johnson 13,020 6.49
Total votes 200,722 100.00
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Republican hold

District 36 edit

California's 36th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Brown, Jr. (incumbent) 72,409 52.71
Republican Bob Hammock 64,961 47.29
Total votes 137,370 100.00
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Democratic hold

District 37 edit

California's 37th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Al McCandless (incumbent) 115,469 49.75
Democratic Ralph Waite 103,961 44.79
American Independent Gary R. Odom 6,474 2.79
Libertarian Bonnie Flickinger 6,178 2.66
Total votes 232,082 100.00
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Republican hold

District 38 edit

California's 38th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Dornan (incumbent) 60,561 58.09
Democratic Barbara Jackson 43,693 41.91
Total votes 104,254 100.00
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Republican hold

District 39 edit

California's 39th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William E. Dannemeyer (incumbent) 113,849 65.34
Democratic Francis X. "Frank" Hoffman 53,670 30.80
Peace and Freedom Maxine Bell Quirk 6,709 3.85
Total votes 174,228 100.00
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Republican hold

District 40 edit

California's 40th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christopher Cox (incumbent) 142,299 67.64
Democratic Eugene Gratz 68,087 32.36
Total votes 210,376 100.00
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Republican hold

District 41 edit

California's 41st congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Lowery (incumbent) 105,723 49.23
Democratic Daniel F. "Dan" Kripke 93,586 43.58
Peace and Freedom Karen S.R. Works 15,428 7.18
Total votes 214,737 100.00
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Republican hold

District 42 edit

California's 42nd congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent) 109,353 59.34
Democratic Guy C. Kimbrough 67,189 36.46
Libertarian Richard Gibb Martin 7,744 4.20
Total votes 184,286 100.00
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Republican hold

District 43 edit

California's 43rd congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Packard (incumbent) 151,206 68.07
Peace and Freedom Doug Hansen 40,212 18.10
Libertarian Richard L. "Rick" Arnold 30,720 13.83
Total votes 222,138 100.00
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Republican hold

District 44 edit

California's 44th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duke Cunningham 50,377 46.34
Democratic Jim Bates (incumbent) 48,712 44.81
Peace and Freedom Donna White 5,237 4.82
Libertarian John Wallner 4,385 4.03
Total votes 108,711 100.00
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Republican gain from Democratic

District 45 edit

California's 45th congressional district election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duncan Hunter (incumbent) 123,591 72.85
Libertarian Joe Shea 46,068 27.15
Total votes 169,659 100.00
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Republican hold

See also edit

References edit

  • California Elections Page

External links edit

  • California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
  • RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions