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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 28

California State Assembly · California

Sam Farr (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Jeff Bosshard (R) by 44.3 points.

Sam FarrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%75,112
Jeff BosshardRepublican
27.9%29,025
104,137 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+15.51980D+42.11982D+45.71984D+44.31986D+41.71988D+43.01990

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