1984Final results
1984 election for California Assembly District 71
California State Assembly · California
Doris Allen (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating John Kanel (D) by 33.7 points.
Doris AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%80,006
John KanelDemocrat
33.2%39,699
119,705 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