1984 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1984 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Sala Burton won the 1984 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Sala Burton received 139,692 popular votes (72.3%). The main challenger was Tom Spinosa (23.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Burton and Spinosa

Burton +48.5 pts · won by 93,762 votes

Sala Burton DemocraticWINNER72.3%

139,692 votes

Tom Spinosa Republican23.77%

45,930 votes

Joseph FuhrigLibertarian2.07%

4,008 votes

Henry Clarkpeace and freedom1.85%

3,574 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.