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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 5

California State Assembly · California

Jean Moorhead (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Tim Leslie (R) by 1.0 points.

Jean MoorheadDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.0%70,450
Tim LeslieRepublican
48.0%69,071
Charles L. CarrLibertarian
3.0%4,359
143,880 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+23.71978R+18.61980D+14.11982D+1.01984R+18.61986R+18.41988

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

The candidates

Jean Moorhead (D)Tim Leslie (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles L. Carr (Libertarian), 3.0%