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1990 California U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1990 California U.S. House District 21 Election?

Elton Gallegly won the 1990 California U.S. House District 21 Election. Elton Gallegly received 118,326 popular votes (58.4%). The main challenger was Richard D. Freiman (34.02%).

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

Gallegly +24.4 pts · won by 49,405 votes
Elton GalleglyRepublicanWINNER58.4%
118,326 votes
Richard D. FreimanDemocratic34.02%
68,921 votes
Peggy ChristensenLibertarian7.58%
15,364 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.