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1990 California U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1990 California U.S. House District 5 Election?

Nancy Pelosi won the 1990 California U.S. House District 5 Election. Nancy Pelosi received 120,633 popular votes (77.18%). The main challenger was Alan Nichols (22.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Pelosi and Nichols

Pelosi +54.4 pts · won by 84,962 votes
Nancy PelosiDemocraticWINNER77.18%
120,633 votes
Alan NicholsRepublican22.82%
35,671 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.