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1988 California U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1988 California U.S. House District 21 Election?

Elton Gallegly won the 1988 California U.S. House District 21 Election. Elton Gallegly received 181,413 popular votes (69.06%). The main challenger was Donald E. Stevens (28.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Gallegly and Stevens

Gallegly +40.2 pts · won by 105,674 votes
Elton GalleglyRepublicanWINNER69.06%
181,413 votes
Donald E. StevensDemocratic28.83%
75,739 votes
Robert JayLibertarian2.1%
5,519 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.