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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 17

California State Assembly · California

Willie L. Brown (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Jeff Corino (R) by 46.0 points.

Willie L. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.6%71,829
Jeff CorinoRepublican
24.6%25,069
Bonnie HoyLibertarian
4.8%4,852
101,750 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+29.81980D+40.41982D+40.11984D+46.01986D+45.01988D+36.91990

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

The candidates

Willie L. Brown (D)Jeff Corino (R)

Also on the ballot: Bonnie Hoy (Libertarian), 4.8%