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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 38

California State Assembly · California

Marian W. Lafollette (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Linda Nelson (D) by 31.9 points.

Marian W. LafolletteRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%84,046
Linda NelsonDemocrat
34.0%43,371
127,417 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

EvenR+34.11978R+1.01980R+11.51982R+31.91984R+35.31986R+29.41988

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