1990Final results
1990 election for California's 2nd District
U.S. House · California
Wally Herger (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Erwin E. "bill" Rush (D) by 32.5 points.
Wally HergerRepublican · winner
63.7%133,315
Erwin E. "bill" RushDemocrat
31.2%65,333
Ross CrainLibertarian
5.1%10,753
209,401 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.
Erwin E. "bill" RushWally Herger
$6.3K
Raised by the campaign
$616.1K
$6.3K
Spent by the campaign
$515K
$0
Cash on hand
$114.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Jan 28, 1991; FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990