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1986 California U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 38 Election?

Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan won the 1986 California U.S. House District 38 Election. Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan received 66,032 popular votes (55.27%). The main challenger was Richard Robinson (42.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Dornan and Robinson

Dornan +12.9 pts · won by 15,407 votes
Robert Kenneth 'Bob' DornanRepublicanWINNER55.27%
66,032 votes
Richard RobinsonDemocratic42.38%
50,625 votes
Lee ConnellyLibertarian2.35%
2,807 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.