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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 53

California State Assembly · California

Richard E. Floyd (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Walter R. Mueller (R) by 17.8 points.

Richard E. FloydDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%49,531
41.1%34,555
84,086 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+13.51978D+10.31980D+25.51982D+17.81984D+9.31986D+17.41988

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