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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 19

California State Assembly · California

Louis J. Papan (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Robert Silvestri (R) by 31.5 points.

Louis J. PapanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%67,479
34.3%35,152
102,631 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+33.71978D+7.71980D+30.61982D+31.51984D+47.91986D+56.41988

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