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1986 California U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 40 Election?

Robert E. Badham won the 1986 California U.S. House District 40 Election. Robert E. Badham received 119,829 popular votes (59.76%). The main challenger was Bruce W. Summer (37.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Badham and Summer

Badham +22.0 pts · won by 44,165 votes
Robert E. BadhamRepublicanWINNER59.76%
119,829 votes
Bruce W. SummerDemocratic37.73%
75,664 votes
Steve Searspeace and freedom2.51%
5,025 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.