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1986 California U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 23 Election?

Anthony C. Beilenson won the 1986 California U.S. House District 23 Election. Anthony C. Beilenson received 121,468 popular votes (65.75%). The main challenger was George Woolverton (31.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Beilenson and Woolverton

Beilenson +34.0 pts · won by 62,722 votes
Anthony C. BeilensonDemocraticWINNER65.75%
121,468 votes
George WoolvertonRepublican31.8%
58,746 votes
Tom Hopkepeace and freedom1.36%
2,521 votes
Taylor RhodesLibertarian1.09%
2,019 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.