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1990 California U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1990 California U.S. House District 13 Election?

Norman Y. Mineta won the 1990 California U.S. House District 13 Election. Norman Y. Mineta received 97,286 popular votes (58.03%). The main challenger was David E. Smith (35.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Mineta and Smith

Mineta +22.4 pts · won by 37,513 votes
Norman Y. MinetaDemocraticWINNER58.03%
97,286 votes
David E. SmithRepublican35.65%
59,773 votes
John H. WebsterLibertarian6.32%
10,587 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.