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1984 California U.S. House District 31 Election

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Who won the 1984 California U.S. House District 31 Election?

Mervyn M. Dymally won the 1984 California U.S. House District 31 Election. Mervyn M. Dymally received 100,658 popular votes (70.71%). The main challenger was Henry C. Minturn (29.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Dymally and Minturn

Dymally +41.4 pts · won by 58,967 votes
Mervyn M. DymallyDemocraticWINNER70.71%
100,658 votes
Henry C. MinturnRepublican29.29%
41,691 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.