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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 24

California State Assembly · California

Dominic L. Cortese (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Sandoval (R) by 30.8 points.

Dominic L. CorteseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%49,729
Jack SandovalRepublican
32.9%25,720
John H. WebsterLibertarian
3.3%2,612
78,061 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+1.21980D+31.51982D+26.71984D+30.81986D+7.11988D+18.11990

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

The candidates

Dominic L. Cortese (D)Jack Sandoval (R)

Also on the ballot: John H. Webster (Libertarian), 3.3%