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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 25

California State Assembly · California

Rusty Areias (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Ben Gilmore (R) by 44.3 points.

Rusty AreiasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.0%50,412
Ben GilmoreRepublican
26.7%18,941
Mark HinkleLibertarian
2.3%1,635
70,988 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+60.41976D+30.71978D+30.41982D+44.31986D+51.31988D+31.61990

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

The candidates

Rusty Areias (D)Ben Gilmore (R)

Also on the ballot: Mark Hinkle (Libertarian), 2.3%