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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 56

California State Assembly · California

Gloria Molina (D) won with 81.5% of the vote, defeating Donald W. Hyde (R) by 63.0 points.

Gloria MolinaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.5%26,981
Donald W. HydeRepublican
18.5%6,124
33,105 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+61.51978D+68.31980D+66.61982D+63.01984D+67.71986D+65.71988

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