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1986 California U.S. House District 22 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 22 Election?

Carlos J. Moorhead won the 1986 California U.S. House District 22 Election. Carlos J. Moorhead received 141,096 popular votes (73.8%). The main challenger was John G. Simmons (23.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Moorhead and Simmons

Moorhead +50.8 pts · won by 97,060 votes
Carlos J. MoorheadRepublicanWINNER73.8%
141,096 votes
John G. SimmonsDemocratic23.03%
44,036 votes
Jona Joy BerglandLibertarian1.63%
3,114 votes
Joel Lorimerpeace and freedom1.53%
2,930 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.