1984Final results
1984 election for California Assembly District 12
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bates (D) won with 88.5% of the vote, defeating Fred E. Foldvary (Lib) by 81.0 points.
Tom BatesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.5%130,682
Fred E. FoldvaryLibertarian
7.4%10,983
Lewis J. ShiremanPeace and Freedom
4.1%6,031
147,696 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET