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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 35

California State Assembly · California

Jack Oconnell (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Mark Urdahl (R) by 32.5 points.

Jack OconnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%61,423
Mark UrdahlRepublican
33.0%30,986
Robert BakhausLibertarian
1.5%1,366
93,775 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+23.41980D+1.21982D+21.41984D+32.51986D+33.91990D+33.51992

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

The candidates

Jack Oconnell (D)Mark Urdahl (R)

Also on the ballot: Robert Bakhaus (Libertarian), 1.5%