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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 22

California State Assembly · California

Charles W. Quackenbush (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Brent N. Ventura (D) by 13.2 points.

Charles W. QuackenbushRepublican · winner
55.2%57,684
42.0%43,902
Dustin BakerLibertarian
2.8%2,976
104,562 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+16.91980R+22.61982R+27.71984R+13.21986R+26.71988R+24.41990

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

The candidates