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1984Final results

1984 election for California Assembly District 8

California State Assembly · California

Don Sebastiani (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Mary Jadiker (D) by 4.1 points.

Don SebastianiRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%76,167
Mary JadikerDemocrat
48.0%70,219
146,386 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+20.01978R+11.71980R+19.81982R+4.11984R+25.41986R+31.41988

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