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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 30

California State Assembly · California

Jim Costa (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Blaine T. Anderson (R) by 34.6 points.

Jim CostaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%41,271
32.7%20,058
61,329 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+27.61978D+35.31980D+39.81984D+34.61986D+43.31988D+24.71990

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