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1986 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

Ronald V. Dellums won the 1986 California U.S. House District 8 Election. Ronald V. Dellums received 121,790 popular votes (60.01%). The main challenger was Stevem Eigenberg (37.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Dellums and Eigenberg

Dellums +22.1 pts · won by 44,940 votes
Ronald V. DellumsDemocraticWINNER60.01%
121,790 votes
Stevem EigenbergRepublican37.87%
76,850 votes
Lawrence R. Manuelpeace and freedom2.12%
4,295 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.