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1984 California U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 1984 California U.S. House District 40 Election?

Robert E. Badham won the 1984 California U.S. House District 40 Election. Robert E. Badham received 164,257 popular votes (64.42%). The main challenger was Carol Ann Bradford (34.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Badham and Bradford

Badham +30.4 pts · won by 77,509 votes
Robert E. BadhamRepublicanWINNER64.42%
164,257 votes
Carol Ann BradfordDemocratic34.02%
86,748 votes
Maxine Bell Quirkpeace and freedom1.56%
3,969 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.