1984Final results
1984 election for California Assembly District 72
California State Assembly · California
Richard Robinson (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Longshore (R) by 0.3 points.
Richard RobinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.2%37,112
Richard E. LongshoreRepublican
49.8%36,856
73,968 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