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1990 California U.S. House District 38 Election

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Who won the 1990 California U.S. House District 38 Election?

Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan won the 1990 California U.S. House District 38 Election. Robert Kenneth 'Bob' Dornan received 60,561 popular votes (58.09%). The main challenger was Barbara Jackson (41.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Dornan and Jackson

Dornan +16.2 pts · won by 16,868 votes
Robert Kenneth 'Bob' DornanRepublicanWINNER58.09%
60,561 votes
Barbara JacksonDemocratic41.91%
43,693 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.