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1984 California U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1984 California U.S. House District 17 Election?

Charles Chip Pashayan Jr. won the 1984 California U.S. House District 17 Election. Charles Chip Pashayan Jr. received 128,802 popular votes (72.49%). The main challenger was Simon Lakritz (27.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Lakritz

Jr. +45.0 pts · won by 79,914 votes
Charles Chip Pashayan Jr.RepublicanWINNER72.49%
128,802 votes
Simon LakritzDemocratic27.51%
48,888 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.