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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 35

California State Assembly · California

Jack Oconnell (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating John Carpenter (R) by 21.4 points.

Jack OconnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%77,470
John CarpenterRepublican
39.3%50,117
127,587 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+18.01978D+23.41980D+1.21982D+21.41984D+32.51986D+33.91990

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