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1986 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Sala Burton won the 1986 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Sala Burton received 122,688 popular votes (75.17%). The main challenger was Mike Garza (22.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Burton and Garza

Burton +53.1 pts · won by 86,649 votes
Sala BurtonDemocraticWINNER75.17%
122,688 votes
Mike GarzaRepublican22.08%
36,039 votes
Samuel K. GroveLibertarian1.48%
2,409 votes
Theodore Ted Zuurpeace and freedom1.27%
2,078 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.