1986Final results
1986 election for California Assembly District 18
California State Assembly · California
Delaine Eastin (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Martin Mehan (R) by 15.9 points.
Delaine EastinDemocrat · winner
56.5%43,241
Martin MehanRepublican
40.6%31,068
Charles F. HanesLibertarian
2.9%2,197
76,506 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET