1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for California Senate District 1
California State Senate · California
John Doolittle (R) won with 44.1% of the vote, defeating Ray Johnson (Ind) by 3.3 points.
John DoolittleRepublican · winner · incumbent
44.1%121,353
Ray JohnsonIndependent · incumbent
40.7%112,226
Jack C. HornsbyDemocrat
13.1%35,978
Robert M. MurphyLibertarian
2.1%5,864
275,421 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
The candidates
John Doolittle (R)Ray Johnson (I)Jack C. Hornsby (D)
Also on the ballot: Robert M. Murphy (Libertarian), 2.1%