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1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California California legislative no 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1988 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California 1992 All 45 California seats to the United States House of Representatives 1990 11 06 Democratic Party (United States) 27 26 1 3,567,775 48.96% Republican Party (United States) 18 19 1 3,346,962 45.93% CA1990House.svg 250px Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #0571B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain
The 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California 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.
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1990PartyVotes%BeforeAfter+/– 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
Final results from the Secretary of State of California:
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 __NOTOC__
District 1
1990 California's 1st congressional district election California presidential no 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 1 1988 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 1 1992 x150px Frank Riggs.jpg Frank Riggs Republican Party (United States) 99,782 43.3% Douglas Bosco.jpg Douglas H. Bosco Democratic Party (United States) 96,468 41.9% 1990 CA-1 Election Results.svg 150px County resultsRiggs: #f1b5b2 40–50% #ed8883 50–60%Bosco: #b4c7ec 40–50% U.S. Representative Douglas H. Bosco Democratic Party (United States) Frank Riggs Republican Party (United States)
Incumbent Representative Douglas H. Bosco ran for re-election. He faced Republican candidate Frank 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
Republican Party (United States)
Frank Riggs
99,782
43.33
Democratic Party (United States)
Douglas H. Bosco (incumbent)
96,468
41.90
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Darlene G. Comingore
34,011
14.77
230,261
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
District 2
California's 2nd congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Wally Herger (incumbent)
133,315
63.66
Democratic Party (United States)
Erwin E. "Bill" Rush
65,333
31.20
Libertarian Party (United States)
Ross Crain
10,753
5.14
209,401
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 3
California's 3rd congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Robert Matsui (incumbent)
132,143
60.32
Republican Party (United States)
Lowell Patrick Landowski
76,148
34.76
Libertarian Party (United States)
David M. McCann
10,797
4.93
219,088
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 4
California's 4th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Vic Fazio (incumbent)
115,090
54.69
Republican Party (United States)
Mark R. Baughman
82,738
39.31
Libertarian Party (United States)
Bryce Bigwood
12,626
6.00
210,454
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 5
California's 5th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)
120,633
77.18
Republican Party (United States)
Alan Nichols
35,671
22.82
156,304
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 6
California's 6th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Barbara Boxer (incumbent)
137,306
68.07
Republican Party (United States)
Bill Boerum
64,402
31.93
201,708
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 7
California's 7th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
George Miller (incumbent)
121,080
60.51
Republican Party (United States)
Roger A. Payton
79,031
39.49
200,111
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 8
California's 8th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Ronald Dellums (incumbent)
119,645
61.30
Republican Party (United States)
Barbara Galewski
75,544
38.70
195,189
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 9
California's 9th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Pete Stark (incumbent)
94,739
58.43
Republican Party (United States)
Victor Romero
67,412
41.57
162,151
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 10
California's 10th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Don Edwards (incumbent)
81,875
62.67
Republican Party (United States)
Mark Patrosso
48,747
37.31
Peter James (write-in)
15
0.01
130,637
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 11
California's 11th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Tom Lantos (incumbent)
105,029
65.90
Republican Party (United States)
Bill Quarishi
45,818
28.75
Libertarian Party (United States)
June R. Genis
8,518
5.34
159,365
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 12
California's 12th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Tom Campbell (incumbent)
125,157
60.85
Democratic Party (United States)
Bob Palmer
69,270
33.68
Libertarian Party (United States)
Chuck Olson
11,271
5.48
205,698
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 13
California's 13th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Norm Mineta (incumbent)
97,286
58.03
Republican Party (United States)
David E. Smith
59,773
35.65
Libertarian Party (United States)
John H. Webster
10,587
6.32
167,646
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 14
California's 14th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
John Doolittle
128,309
51.52
Democratic Party (United States)
Patricia Malberg
120,742
48.48
249,051
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 15
California's 15th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Gary Condit (incumbent)
97,147
66.18
Republican Party (United States)
Cliff Burris
49,634
33.82
146,781
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 16
California's 16th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Leon Panetta (incumbent)
134,236
74.16
Republican Party (United States)
Jerry M. Reiss
39,885
22.04
Libertarian Party (United States)
Brian H. Tucker
6,881
3.80
181,002
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 17
California's 17th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Cal Dooley
82,611
54.54
Republican Party (United States)
Charles (Chip) Pashayan (inc.)
68,848
45.46
151,459
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
District 18
California's 18th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Richard Lehman (incumbent)
98,804
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 19
California's 19th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Bob Lagomarsino (incumbent)
94,599
54.61
Democratic Party (United States)
Anita Perez Ferguson
76,991
44.44
Mindy Lorenz (write-in)
1,655
0.96
173,235
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 20
California's 20th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Bill Thomas (incumbent)
112,962
59.79
Democratic Party (United States)
Michael A. Thomas
65,101
34.46
Libertarian Party (United States)
William Howard Dilbeck
10,555
5.59
Lita Martin Reid (write-in)
307
0.16
188,925
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 21
California's 21st congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Elton Gallegly (incumbent)
118,326
58.40
Democratic Party (United States)
Richard D. Freiman
68,921
34.02
Libertarian Party (United States)
Peggy L. Christensen
15,364
7.58
202,611
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 22
California's 22nd congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Carlos J. Moorhead (incumbent)
108,634
60.04
Democratic Party (United States)
David Bayer
61,630
34.06
Libertarian Party (United States)
William H. Wilson
6,702
3.70
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Jan B. Tucker
3,963
2.19
180,929
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 23
California's 23rd congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Anthony C. Beilenson (incumbent)
103,141
61.73
Republican Party (United States)
Jim Salomon
57,118
34.18
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
John Honigsfeld
6,834
4.09
167,093
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 24
California's 24th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Henry Waxman (incumbent)
71,562
68.89
Republican Party (United States)
John N. Cowles
26,607
25.61
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Maggie Phair
5,706
5.49
103,875
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 25
California's 25th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Edward R. Roybal (incumbent)
48,120
70.03
Republican Party (United States)
Steven J. Renshaw
17,021
24.77
Libertarian Party (United States)
Robert H. Scott
3,576
5.20
68,717
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 26
California's 26th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Howard Berman (incumbent)
78,031
61.06
Republican Party (United States)
Roy Dahlson
44,492
34.82
Libertarian Party (United States)
Bernard Zimring
5,268
4.12
127,791
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 27
California's 27th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Mel Levine (incumbent)
90,857
58.21
Republican Party (United States)
David Barrett Cohen
58,140
37.25
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Edward E. Ferrer
7,101
4.55
156,098
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 28
California's 28th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Julian C. Dixon (incumbent)
69,482
72.68
Republican Party (United States)
George Zaldivar Adams
21,245
22.22
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
William R. Williams II
2,723
2.85
Libertarian Party (United States)
Robert G. "Bob" Weber Jr.
2,150
2.25
95,600
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 29
California's 29th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Maxine Waters
51,350
79.40
Republican Party (United States)
Bill DeWitt
12,054
18.64
Libertarian Party (United States)
Waheed R. Boctor
1,268
1.96
64,672
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 30
California's 30th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Matthew G. Martinez (incumbent)
45,456
58.21
Republican Party (United States)
Reuben D. Franco
28,914
37.03
Libertarian Party (United States)
George Curtis Feger
3,713
4.76
78,083
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 31
California's 31st congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Mervyn M. Dymally (incumbent)
56,394
67.15
Republican Party (United States)
Eunice N. Sato
27,593
32.85
83,987
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 32
California's 32nd congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Glenn M. Anderson (incumbent)
68,268
61.52
Republican Party (United States)
Sanford W. Kahn
42,692
38.48
110,960
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 33
California's 33rd congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
David Dreier (incumbent)
101,336
63.67
Democratic Party (United States)
Georgia Houston Webb
49,981
31.40
Libertarian Party (United States)
Gail Lightfoot
7,840
4.93
159,157
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 34
California's 34th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
Esteban Torres (incumbent)
55,646
60.70
Republican Party (United States)
John Eastman
36,024
39.30
91,670
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 35
California's 35th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Jerry Lewis (incumbent)
121,602
60.58
Democratic Party (United States)
Barry Borton
66,100
32.93
Libertarian Party (United States)
Jerry Johnson
13,020
6.49
200,722
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 36
California's 36th congressional district election, 1990
Democratic Party (United States)
George Brown, Jr. (incumbent)
72,409
52.71
Republican Party (United States)
Bob Hammock
64,961
47.29
137,370
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
District 37
California's 37th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Al McCandless (incumbent)
115,469
49.75
Democratic Party (United States)
Ralph Waite
103,961
44.79
American Independent Party
Gary R. Odom
6,474
2.79
Libertarian Party (United States)
Bonnie Flickinger
6,178
2.66
232,082
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 38
California's 38th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Bob Dornan (incumbent)
60,561
58.09
Democratic Party (United States)
Barbara Jackson
43,693
41.91
104,254
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 39
California's 39th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
William E. Dannemeyer (incumbent)
113,849
65.34
Democratic Party (United States)
Francis X. "Frank" Hoffman
53,670
30.80
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Maxine Bell Quirk
6,709
3.85
174,228
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 40
California's 40th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Christopher Cox (incumbent)
142,299
67.64
Democratic Party (United States)
Eugene Gratz
68,087
32.36
210,376
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 41
California's 41st congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Bill Lowery (incumbent)
105,723
49.23
Democratic Party (United States)
Daniel F. "Dan" Kripke
93,586
43.58
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Karen S.R. Works
15,428
7.18
214,737
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 42
California's 42nd congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)
109,353
59.34
Democratic Party (United States)
Guy C. Kimbrough
67,189
36.46
Libertarian Party (United States)
Richard Gibb Martin
7,744
4.20
184,286
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 43
California's 43rd congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Ron Packard (incumbent)
151,206
68.07
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Doug Hansen
40,212
18.10
Libertarian Party (United States)
Richard L. "Rick" Arnold
30,720
13.83
222,138
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
District 44
California's 44th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Duke Cunningham
50,377
46.34
Democratic Party (United States)
Jim Bates (incumbent)
48,712
44.81
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Donna White
5,237
4.82
Libertarian Party (United States)
John Wallner
4,385
4.03
108,711
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
District 45
California's 45th congressional district election, 1990
Republican Party (United States)
Duncan Hunter (incumbent)
123,591
72.85
Libertarian Party (United States)
Joe Shea
46,068
27.15
169,659
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
See also
102nd United States Congress
Political party strength in California
Political party strength in U.S. states
1990 United States House of Representatives elections
References
California Elections Page
External links
California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions
California
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