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1984 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1984 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

Ronald V. Dellums won the 1984 California U.S. House District 8 Election. Ronald V. Dellums received 144,316 popular votes (60.33%). The main challenger was Charles Connor (39.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Dellums and Connor

Dellums +20.7 pts · won by 49,409 votes
Ronald V. DellumsDemocraticWINNER60.33%
144,316 votes
Charles ConnorRepublican39.67%
94,907 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.