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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 47

California State Assembly · California

Teresa Hughes (D) won with 87.0% of the vote, defeating William S. Sanderson (R) by 74.1 points.

Teresa HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.0%45,039
13.0%6,708
51,747 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+70.41978D+71.01980D+76.91982D+74.11984D+78.31986D+66.81992

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