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1986 California U.S. House District 37 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 37 Election?

Al McCandless won the 1986 California U.S. House District 37 Election. Al McCandless received 122,416 popular votes (63.68%). The main challenger was David E. Dave Skinner (36.32%).

See the full head-to-head between McCandless and Skinner

McCandless +27.4 pts · won by 52,608 votes
Al McCandlessRepublicanWINNER63.68%
122,416 votes
David E. Dave SkinnerDemocratic36.32%
69,808 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.