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1984 California U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 1984 California U.S. House District 38 Election?

Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan won the 1984 California U.S. House District 38 Election. Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan received 86,545 popular votes (53.16%). The main challenger was Jerry M. Patterson (44.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Dornan and Patterson

Dornan +8.2 pts · won by 13,314 votes
Robert Kenneth 'Bob' DornanRepublicanWINNER53.16%
86,545 votes
Jerry M. PattersonDemocratic44.98%
73,231 votes
Michael Schuyles Brightpeace and freedom1.86%
3,021 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.