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1984Final results

1984 election for California Senate District 35

California State Senate · California

John Seymour (R) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Jan Mark Dudman (D) by 51.5 points.

John SeymourRepublican · winner
74.1%186,876
22.6%56,951
Kelly M. SchoolingPeace and Freedom
3.3%8,212
252,039 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

EvenR+16.21976R+31.31980R+51.51984R+52.01988R+29.51992R+27.01996

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

The candidates

John Seymour (R)Jan Mark Dudman (D)

Also on the ballot: Kelly M. Schooling (Peace and Freedom), 3.3%