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1986 California U.S. House District 30 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 30 Election?

Matthew G. Marty Martinez won the 1986 California U.S. House District 30 Election. Matthew G. Marty Martinez received 59,369 popular votes (62.5%). The main challenger was John W. Almquist (35.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Martinez and Almquist

Martinez +27.0 pts · won by 25,664 votes
Matthew G. Marty MartinezDemocraticWINNER62.5%
59,369 votes
John W. AlmquistRepublican35.48%
33,705 votes
Kim J. GoldsworthyLibertarian2.01%
1,911 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.