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1986 California U.S. House District 45 Election

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Who won the 1986 California U.S. House District 45 Election?

Duncan L. Hunter won the 1986 California U.S. House District 45 Election. Duncan L. Hunter received 118,900 popular votes (76.87%). The main challenger was Hewitt Fitts Ryan (21.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Hunter and Ryan

Hunter +55.7 pts · won by 86,100 votes
Duncan L. HunterRepublicanWINNER76.87%
118,900 votes
Hewitt Fitts RyanDemocratic21.21%
32,800 votes
Lee SchwartzLibertarian1.92%
2,975 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.