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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 43

California State Assembly · California

Gray Davis (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Robert Malouf (R) by 29.6 points.

Gray DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%87,965
Robert MaloufRepublican
34.2%47,102
Taylor RhodesLibertarian
2.1%2,846
137,913 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+26.91976D+31.21980D+26.91982D+29.61984D+21.91986D+27.11988

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

The candidates

Gray Davis (D)Robert Malouf (R)

Also on the ballot: Taylor Rhodes (Libertarian), 2.1%