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1988 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Nancy Pelosi won the 1988 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Nancy Pelosi received 133,530 popular votes (76.41%). The main challenger was Bruce Michael O'Neill (19.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Pelosi and O'Neill

Pelosi +57.1 pts · won by 99,838 votes
Nancy PelosiDemocraticWINNER76.41%
133,530 votes
Bruce Michael O'NeillRepublican19.28%
33,692 votes
Theodore Ted Zuurpeace and freedom2.27%
3,975 votes
Samuel K. GroveLibertarian2.04%
3,561 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.