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1990 California U.S. House District 37 Election

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Who won the 1990 California U.S. House District 37 Election?

Alfred A. McCandless won the 1990 California U.S. House District 37 Election. Alfred A. McCandless received 115,469 popular votes (49.75%). The main challenger was Ralph Waite (44.79%).

See the full head-to-head between McCandless and Waite

McCandless +5.0 pts · won by 11,508 votes
Alfred A. McCandlessRepublicanWINNER49.75%
115,469 votes
Ralph WaiteDemocratic44.79%
103,961 votes
Gary R. OdomIndependent2.79%
6,474 votes
Bonnie FlickingerLibertarian2.66%
6,178 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.