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1984 California U.S. House District 36 Election

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Who won the 1984 California U.S. House District 36 Election?

George E. Brown Jr. won the 1984 California U.S. House District 36 Election. George E. Brown Jr. received 104,438 popular votes (56.56%). The main challenger was John Paul Stark (43.44%).

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

Jr. +13.1 pts · won by 24,226 votes
George E. Brown Jr.DemocraticWINNER56.56%
104,438 votes
John Paul StarkRepublican43.44%
80,212 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.