1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for California's 17th District
U.S. House · California
Calvin Dooley (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Pashayan (R) by 9.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Calvin DooleyDemocrat · winner
54.5%82,611
Charles PashayanRepublican
45.5%68,848
151,459 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Calvin DooleyCharles Pashayan
$547.8K
Raised by the campaign
$557.9K
$538.4K
Spent by the campaign
$622.2K
$9.4K
Cash on hand
$6.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990