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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 15

California State Assembly · California

William Baker (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Wayne W. Bennett (D) by 34.9 points.

William BakerRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.5%80,500
32.5%38,817
119,317 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

EvenR+10.61980R+31.81982R+42.11984R+34.91986R+36.71988R+10.11990

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