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1986 California U.S. House District 39 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 39 Election?

William E. Bill Dannemeyer won the 1986 California U.S. House District 39 Election. William E. Bill Dannemeyer received 131,603 popular votes (74.46%). The main challenger was David D. Vest (23.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Dannemeyer and Vest

Dannemeyer +50.5 pts · won by 89,226 votes
William E. Bill DannemeyerRepublicanWINNER74.46%
131,603 votes
David D. VestDemocratic23.98%
42,377 votes
Frank Boeheimpeace and freedom1.56%
2,752 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.