1984Final results
1984 election for California Assembly District 28
California State Assembly · California
Sam Farr (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Lester Rate (R) by 45.7 points.
Sam FarrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%94,612
Lester RateRepublican
27.1%35,235
129,847 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