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1986 California U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 21 Election?

Elton Gallegly won the 1986 California U.S. House District 21 Election. Elton Gallegly received 132,090 popular votes (68.41%). The main challenger was Gilbert R. Saldana (28.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Gallegly and Saldana

Gallegly +40.2 pts · won by 77,593 votes
Elton GalleglyRepublicanWINNER68.41%
132,090 votes
Gilbert R. SaldanaDemocratic28.22%
54,497 votes
Daniel WienerLibertarian3.37%
6,504 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.