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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 17

California State Assembly · California

Willie L. Brown (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Lee S. Dolson (R) by 40.1 points.

Willie L. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%93,417
Lee S. DolsonRepublican
29.9%39,898
133,315 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

EvenD+25.91978D+29.81980D+40.41982D+40.11984D+46.01986D+45.01988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET