1984Final results
1984 election for California Assembly District 61
California State Assembly · California
Bill Leonard (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Delores Miles Kossman (D) by 43.3 points.
Bill LeonardRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%85,270
Delores Miles KossmanDemocrat
25.9%31,935
Ruth Margie HartIndependent
4.8%5,938
123,143 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET