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1986 California U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 18 Election?

Richard H. Lehman won the 1986 California U.S. House District 18 Election. Richard H. Lehman received 101,480 popular votes (71.27%). The main challenger was David C. Crevelt (28.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Lehman and Crevelt

Lehman +42.5 pts · won by 60,573 votes
Richard H. LehmanDemocraticWINNER71.27%
101,480 votes
David C. CreveltRepublican28.73%
40,907 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.