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1990 California U.S. House District 40 Election

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Who won the 1990 California U.S. House District 40 Election?

C. Christopher Cox won the 1990 California U.S. House District 40 Election. C. Christopher Cox received 142,299 popular votes (67.64%). The main challenger was Eugene C. Gratz (32.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Cox and Gratz

Cox +35.3 pts · won by 74,212 votes
C. Christopher CoxRepublicanWINNER67.64%
142,299 votes
Eugene C. GratzDemocratic32.36%
68,087 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.