1984Final results
1984 election for California Assembly District 40
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bane (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Helen R. Gabriel (R) by 35.7 points.
Tom BaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%71,144
Helen R. GabrielRepublican
31.4%33,295
Glenda BullLibertarian
1.6%1,662
106,101 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