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1984Final results

1984 election for California Senate District 9

California State Senate · California

Nicholas C. Petris (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Todd Roust (R) by 50.8 points.

Nicholas C. PetrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.7%192,317
Todd RoustRepublican
22.9%59,753
Elaine KuehnPeace and Freedom
3.3%8,709
260,779 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+41.31976D+38.31980D+50.81984D+52.71988D+65.61996D+71.92000

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

The candidates

Nicholas C. Petris (D)Todd Roust (R)

Also on the ballot: Elaine Kuehn (Peace and Freedom), 3.3%