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1984Final results

1984 election for California Senate District 13

California State Senate · California

Alfred E. Alquist (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Betsy S. Smullen (R) by 33.0 points.

Alfred E. AlquistDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%131,808
31.7%64,621
Kim RobertsLibertarian
3.7%7,465
203,894 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+6.11976D+31.51980D+33.01984D+32.81988D+29.21992D+32.41996

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

The candidates

Alfred E. Alquist (D)Betsy S. Smullen (R)

Also on the ballot: Kim Roberts (Libertarian), 3.7%