1984Final results
1984 election for California Assembly District 9
California State Assembly · California
William J. Filante (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Paul Chignell (D) by 13.3 points.
William J. FilanteRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%83,402
Paul ChignellDemocrat
43.4%63,867
147,269 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