1986 California U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 9 Election?

Fortney H. Stark Jr. won the 1986 California U.S. House District 9 Election. Fortney H. Stark Jr. received 113,490 popular votes (54.46%). The main challenger was David M. Williams (23.66%).

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

Jr. +30.8 pts · won by 64,190 votes

Fortney H. Stark Jr.DemocraticWINNER54.46%

113,490 votes

David M. Williams Republican23.66%

49,300 votes

Wayne B. Norris Democratic21.89%

45,619 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.