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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 57

California State Assembly · California

Dave Elder (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Antonio D. Inocentes (R) by 34.1 points.

Dave ElderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%48,726
31.6%23,416
Max GundersheimerPeace and Freedom
2.7%1,984
74,126 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+34.21978D+27.01980D+36.51982D+34.11984D+42.31986D+42.31988

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

The candidates

Dave Elder (D)Antonio D. Inocentes (R)

Also on the ballot: Max Gundersheimer (Peace and Freedom), 2.7%