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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 26

California State Assembly · California

Patrick Johnston (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Doug Biggs (R) by 48.2 points.

Patrick JohnstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%63,386
Doug BiggsRepublican
25.9%22,152
85,538 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

EvenEven1980D+32.51982D+14.31984D+48.21986D+44.01988D+36.01990

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