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1986 California U.S. House District 43 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 43 Election?

Ron Packard won the 1986 California U.S. House District 43 Election. Ron Packard received 137,341 popular votes (73.14%). The main challenger was Joseph Chirra (24%).

See the full head-to-head between Packard and Chirra

Packard +49.1 pts · won by 92,263 votes
Ron PackardRepublicanWINNER73.14%
137,341 votes
Joseph ChirraDemocratic24%
45,078 votes
Phyllis AveryLibertarian2.86%
5,370 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.