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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 1

California State Assembly · California

Stan Statham (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Arlie E. Caudle (D) by 42.6 points.

Stan StathamRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%77,595
28.7%31,211
108,806 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+5.21974R+14.81976R+37.51982R+42.61986R+39.71988R+13.61990

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