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1990 California U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1990 California U.S. House District 8 Election?

Ronald V. Dellums won the 1990 California U.S. House District 8 Election. Ronald V. Dellums received 119,645 popular votes (61.3%). The main challenger was Barbara Galewski (38.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Dellums and Galewski

Dellums +22.6 pts · won by 44,101 votes
Ronald V. DellumsDemocraticWINNER61.3%
119,645 votes
Barbara GalewskiRepublican38.7%
75,544 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.