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{{Short description|American politician (born 1944)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Elton Gallegly
| image               = Elton Gallegly Portrait.jpg
| office              = Member of the<br>[[U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[California]]
| term_start          = January 3, 1987
| term_end            = January 3, 2013
| predecessor         = [[Bobbi Fiedler]]
| successor           = [[Julia Brownley]] (redistricted)
| constituency        = {{ushr|CA|21|C}} (1987–1993)<br>{{ushr|CA|23|C}} (1993–2003)<br>{{ushr|CA|24|C}} (2003–2013)
| office1             = [[List of mayors of Simi Valley, California|Mayor of Simi Valley]]
| term_start1         = 1980
| term_end1           = 1986
| predecessor1        = Position established
| successor1          = Greg Stratton
| birth_name          = Elton William Gallegly
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1944|3|7}}
| birth_place         = [[Huntington Park, California]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = Janice Shrader
| signature           = Elton Gallegly Sig.png
}}
'''Elton William Gallegly''' (born March 7, 1944) is a former [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from California. A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], he last represented {{ushr|CA|24}}. He previously represented the 23rd and 21st Districts, and served from 1987 to 2013. He did not seek re-election in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rep. Elton Gallegly to retire |url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jan/07/gallegly-retire/ |newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]] |date=January 7, 2012}}</ref>

Gallegly is the longest-serving Congressional representative in [[Ventura County, California|Ventura County]] history.<ref name="callutheran.edu">{{cite web |url=https://www.callutheran.edu/giving/initiatives/gallegly-center-information.html |title=The Elton and Janice Gallegly Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement {{!}} Gallegly Center at Cal Lutheran}}</ref>

==Early life, education, and pre-congressional career==
Born in [[Huntington Park, California]] on March 7, 1944, Gallegly attended [[California State University, Los Angeles]] but did not graduate. He worked as a [[real estate broker]] before entering politics. Gallegly is a former member of the [[Simi Valley, California]] [[City Council]]. He became Simi Valley's first elected mayor in 1982.

==U.S. House of Representatives==

===Elections===
In 1986, incumbent Republican U.S. Congresswoman [[Bobbi Fiedler]] decided to retire to run for the U.S. Senate. Gallegly won the primary with 50% of the vote over Tony Hope, the son of famed entertainer [[Bob Hope]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=429188|title=Our Campaigns - CA District 21 - R Primary Race - Jun 03, 1986|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref> In the general election, he won with 68% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=50885|title=Our Campaigns - CA District 21 Race - Nov 04, 1986|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref> He won re-election in 1988 with 69% and in 1990 with 58%. In 1992, he defeated Democrat [[Anita Perez Ferguson]] 54%–41%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27537|title=Our Campaigns - CA District 23 Race - Nov 03, 1992|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref> Since then, he won re-election with at least 58% of the vote, except in 2000. That year, he defeated Democrat Michael Case 54%–41%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=294|title=Our Campaigns - CA District 23 Race - Nov 07, 2000|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref>

;2006
On March 10, 2006, Gallegly announced his intent to retire from the House of Representatives after the 2006 mid-term elections, citing health concerns. He had already filed nomination papers to seek another term, however, and attempted to have his name removed from the Republican primary ballot. California election law, though, makes it clear that a candidate's name can only be withdrawn in the case of their death and, as a result, that Gallegly's name would have to remain on the ballot. The following week, after learning that he could not have his name removed from the ballot and that no new challengers would be allowed to enter the race, Gallegly changed his mind and decided to seek what he said would be his final term. He won re-election with 62% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=201485|title=Our Campaigns - CA - District 24 Race - Nov 07, 2006|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref>

;2008
Gallegly won re-election with 58% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=334922|title=Our Campaigns - CA - District 24 Race - Nov 04, 2008|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref>

;2010
Gallegly won re-election with 60% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=488357|title=Our Campaigns - CA - District 24 Race - Nov 02, 2010|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timallison.com/About/Meet-Tim|title=Welcome timallison.com - BlueHost.com|website=www.timallison.com|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref>

The top 5 groups or industries that have contributed cash to Representative Gallegly's  2009/2010 campaign are:
(1) Retirees:                     $39,484
(2) Real Estate:                  $35,578 
(3) Lawyers/Law Firms:            $29,374
(4) Pharmaceuticals:              $22,500, and
(5) Crop Production/Processing    $20,179.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cid=N00007231&cycle=2010|title=Elton Gallegly: Campaign Finance/Money – Industries – Congressman 2010 - OpenSecrets<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref>

===Tenure===
[[File:Elton Gallegly speaks at a Commemorative Ceremony held for members of the 146th Airlift Wing.jpg|thumb|right|Gallegly in 2002]]
Gallegly's activism has focused on the issue of animal rights.  Gallegly himself wrote a bill, enacted in 1999, which made it a federal crime to sell videos of dogfights and other depictions of animal violence, which enabled people to profit from animal cruelty.<ref name="washingtonpost1">{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/20/AR2010042001980.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Robert | last=Barnes | title=Supreme Court overturns anti-animal cruelty law in First Amendment case | date=April 21, 2010}}</ref><ref name="thehill1">{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/51704-animal-cruelty-leads-to-crimes-against-humans-rep-elton-gallegly/|title=Animal cruelty leads to crimes against humans (Rep. Elton Gallegly)|first=Michael|last=O'Brien|date=5 October 2009|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref> However, on April 20, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States, in an 8–1 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, overturned Gallegly's law on the ground that the law violated the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, and created a "criminal prohibition of alarming breadth."<ref name="washingtonpost1"/>

In his defense, Gallegly argued that the bill he wrote contained "exceptions for religious, political, scientific, educational, journalistic, and artistic expression [that] may have provided too many loopholes within the legislation.<ref name="thehill1"/> Bob Stevens was convicted of committing animal cruelty as defined by the law, but claimed that his rights to free speech and artistic expression protected him against prosecution."<ref name="thehill1"/> Representative Gallegly objected to Stevens’ defense, claiming that the videos "promote violence and, as such, are not protected by the Constitution.".<ref>Representative Elton Gallegly. "Animal Cruelty Leads to Crimes Against Humans." The Hill. <!--accessed: November 23, 2009-->)</ref>

In 2011, Gallegly voted for the [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/ndaa-bill-how-did-your-congress-member-vote-384362|title=NDAA Bill: How Did Your Congress Member Vote?|website=[[International Business Times]]|date=16 December 2011|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref>

Gallegly was a supporter of gifted and talented education, having introduced the Gifted and Talented Students Act of 1998 to provide funding for gifted education.

===Committee assignments===
* [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Committee on Foreign Affairs]] (Vice Chair)
** [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia|Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia]]
** [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere|Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere]]
* [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|Committee on the Judiciary]]
** [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law|Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law]]
** [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement|Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement]] (Chairman) <ref>{{cite news| title =Surprise Choice for Immigration Panel| newspaper =The New York Times| url =http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/surprise-choice-for-immigration-panel/| date =January 7, 2011 | access-date = January 8, 2011| first=Julia| last=Preston}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gallegly is married to the former Janice Shrader and has four children. Gallegly is of partial [[Swiss American|Swiss descent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/gallegly.htm|title=gallegly|website=freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com|access-date=22 October 2018}}</ref>

A gallery has been named for him at the [[Ronald Reagan Presidential Library]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Exhibit for Elton Gallegly at Reagan Library shows relationship with president |author=Michele Willer-Alfred |url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/jan/26/gallegly-honored-with-gallery-at-reagan-library/?print=1 |newspaper=Ventura County star |date=26 January 2013 |access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36uBvwpStw  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/d36uBvwpStw| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Elton Gallegly Gallery Dedication Ceremony and Reception — 2/26/13 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=12 February 2013 |work=Reagan Foundation |publisher=Youtube |access-date=10 February 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 

=== Dispute over archives ===
The Elton and Janice Gallegly Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement at [[California Lutheran University]] is a non-partisan center also named in his honor. Gallegly later sued the university for breach of contract pertaining to the facility.<ref>https://www.ojaivalleynews.com/news/day-5-elton-gallegly-takes-the-stand-in-ongoing-clu-trial-july-31/article_5782bfc6-4fc8-11ef-b93b-9bd0eba5ad5b.html</ref><ref name="callutheran.edu"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/articles/rice-to-speak-at-cal-lutheran/ | title=Rice to speak at Cal Lutheran | date=27 April 2018 }}</ref> The dispute has carried on over several years, with the central issue a disagreement over the contractual requirements of the archival of Gallegly’s papers and mementos, as well as the display of his donated office furnishings.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-774-words-that-helped-sink-a-presidency | title=The 774 words that helped sink a presidency | date=May 7, 2025 | website=[[Chronicle of Higher Education]] | author=David Jesse}}</ref> In September 2025, the university and Gallegly announced that a legal settlement had been reached, bringing the lawsuit to a close. Terms of the settlement were not publicly disclosed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/fundraising/2025/09/10/california-lutheran-settles-lawsuit-congressman | author=Kathryn Palmer | date=September 10, 2025 | website=Inside Higher Ed | title=California Lutheran settles lawsuit with former congressman}}</ref>

===Countrywide financial loan===
In January 2012, it was reported that Gallegly received so-called "VIP" or "Friends of Angelo" loans from troubled mortgage lender [[Bank of America Home Loans|Countrywide Financial]], in which loans were granted at lower rates than were available to the public. Gallegly and names of other legislators were forwarded to the [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]], which begun an investigation into the issue. Gallegly denied knowing that he was part of Countrywide Financial's special loan program.<ref>{{cite news|title=Countrywide 'V.I.P.' Loans Linked to 2 Congressmen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/business/countrywide-vip-loans-linked-to-2-congressmen.html|date=2012-01-14|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Mark|last=Leibovich|access-date=2012-01-17}}</ref>

== Electoral history ==
{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 21|1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California]], 21st district<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf 1986 election results]</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]]
 | votes      = 132,090
 | percentage = 68.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Gilbert R. Saldana
 | votes      = 54,497
 | percentage = 28.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Daniel Wiener
 | votes      = 6,504
 | percentage = 3.4
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{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 193,091
 | percentage = 100.0
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 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
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{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 21|1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California]], 21st district<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1988election.pdf 1988 election results]</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 181,413
 | percentage = 69.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Donald E. Stevens
 | votes      = 75,739
 | percentage = 28.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Robert Jay
 | votes      = 5,519
 | percentage = 2.1
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{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 262,671
 | percentage = 100.0
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 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
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{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 21|1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California]], 21st district<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1990election.pdf 1990 election results]</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 118,326
 | percentage = 58.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Richard D. Freiman
 | votes      = 68,921
 | percentage = 34.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Peggy L. Christensen
 | votes      = 15,364
 | percentage = 7.6
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 | votes      = 202,611
 | percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing
 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
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{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 23|1992 election]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 election results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1992election.pdf}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] (Redistricted [[incumbent]])
 | votes      = 115,504
 | percentage = 54.3%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Anita Perez Ferguson]]
 | votes      = 88,225
 | percentage = 41.4%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Jay C. Wood
 | votes      = 9,091
 | percentage = 4.3%
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{{Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
 | candidate  = Dunbar ([[Write-in candidate|write-in]])
 | votes      = 61
 | percentage = 0.0%
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{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 212,881
 | percentage = 100.0%
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 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
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{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 23|1994 election]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=1994 election results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994election.pdf}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 114,043
 | percentage = 66.17%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Kevin Ready
 | votes      = 47,345
 | percentage = 27.47%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Bill Brown
 | votes      = 6,481
 | percentage = 3.76%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Green Party of the United States
 | candidate  = Robert T. Marston
 | votes      = 4,457
 | percentage = 2.59%
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{{Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change
 | candidate  = Nagode ([[Write-in candidate|write-in]])
 | votes      = 14
 | percentage = 0.01%
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{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 172,340
 | percentage = 100.0%
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 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 23|1996 election]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 election results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 118,880
 | percentage = 59.6%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Robert Unruhe
 | votes      = 70,035
 | percentage = 35.2%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Gail Lightfoot
 | votes      = 8,346
 | percentage = 4.1%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Natural Law Party (US)
 | candidate  = Stephen Hospodar
 | votes      = 2,246
 | percentage = 1.1%
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{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 199,507
 | percentage = 100.0%
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 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
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{{Election box begin no change | title= [[1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 23|1998 election]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 election results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1998election.pdf}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 96,362
 | percentage = 60.06%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Daniel "Dan" Gonzalez
 | votes      = 64,068
 | percentage = 39.94%
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{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 160,430
 | percentage = 100.0%
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{{Election box begin no change | title= [[2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 23|2000 election]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 election results |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000election.pdf}}</ref>
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 119,479
 | percentage = 54.1%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Michael Case
 | votes      = 89,918
 | percentage = 40.7%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Reform Party (US)
 | candidate  = Cary Savitch
 | votes      = 6,473
 | percentage = 3.0%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Roger Peebles
 | votes      = 3,708
 | percentage = 1.6%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Natural Law Party (US)
 | candidate  = Stephen P. Hospodar
 | votes      = 1,456
 | percentage = 0.6%
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{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 221,034
 | percentage = 100.0%
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  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] ([[incumbent]])
  |votes      = 120,585
  |percentage = 65.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fern Rudin
  |votes      = 58,755
  |percentage = 31.8
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  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Gary Harber
  |votes      = 5,666
  |percentage = 3.0
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  |votes      = 185,006
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] ([[incumbent]])
  |votes      = 178,660
  |percentage = 62.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Brett Wagner
  |votes      = 96,397
  |percentage = 33.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Stuart A. Bechman
  |votes      = 9,321
  |percentage = 3.2
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{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 284,378
  |percentage = 100.0
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  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box begin no change | title=[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 24|2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California]], District 24<ref>[http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/congress.pdf 2006 general election results] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127061822/http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/congress.pdf |date=November 27, 2008 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] ([[incumbent]])
  |votes      = 129,812
  |percentage = 62.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Jill Martinez|Jill M. Martinez]]
  |votes      = 79,461
  |percentage = 37.9
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{{Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change|
  |candidate  = Michael Kurt Stettler ([[Write-in candidate|write-in]])
  |votes      = 16
  |percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box candidate no party in partisan race no change|
  |candidate  = Henry Nicolle ([[Write-in candidate|write-in]])
  |votes      = 3
  |percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 209,292
  |percentage = 100.0
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  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box begin no change | title=[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California#District 24|2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California]], District 24<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008election.pdf   STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 4, 2008]</ref>}}<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008_general/sov_complete.pdf   Statement of Vote November 4, 2008, General Election] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018225250/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2008_general/sov_complete.pdf |date=October 18, 2012 }}</ref>
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] ([[incumbent]])
  |votes      = 174,492
  |percentage = 58.20
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  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Marta Ann Jorgensen
  |votes      = 125,560
  |percentage = 41.80
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  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Elton Gallegly]] ([[incumbent]])
  |votes      = 144,055
  |percentage = 59.94
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Timothy J. Allison 
  |votes      = 96,279
  |percentage = 40.06 
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  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
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==See also==
* [[Gallegly amendment]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
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Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template:
* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/400144 Congressional profile] at [[GovTrack]]
* [http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/400144_Elton_Gallegly Congressional profile] at [[Participatory Politics Foundation|OpenCongress]]
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00007231 Financial information (federal office)] at [[Center for Responsive Politics|OpenSecrets.org]]
* [http://www.legistorm.com/member/244/Rep_Elton_W_Gallegly.html Staff salaries, trips and personal finance] at LegiStorm.com
* [http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Elton_Gallegly.htm Issue positions and quotes] at [[On the Issues]]
* [http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/6712 Appearances] on [[C-SPAN]] programs
* -->
* {{C-SPAN|6712}}

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