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1990 California U.S. House District 44 Election

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Who won the 1990 California U.S. House District 44 Election?

Randy Duke Cunningham won the 1990 California U.S. House District 44 Election. Randy Duke Cunningham received 50,377 popular votes (46.34%). The main challenger was Jim Bates (44.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Cunningham and Bates

Cunningham +1.5 pts · won by 1,665 votes
Randy Duke CunninghamRepublicanWINNER46.34%
50,377 votes
Jim BatesDemocratic44.81%
48,712 votes
Donna Whitepeace and freedom4.82%
5,237 votes
John WallnerLibertarian4.03%
4,385 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.