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1986 California U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 15 Election?

Tony Coelho won the 1986 California U.S. House District 15 Election. Tony Coelho received 93,600 popular votes (71.03%). The main challenger was Carol Harner (27.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Coelho and Harner

Coelho +43.9 pts · won by 57,807 votes
Tony CoelhoDemocraticWINNER71.03%
93,600 votes
Carol HarnerRepublican27.16%
35,793 votes
Richard M. HarrisLibertarian1.81%
2,382 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.