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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 36

California State Assembly · California

Tom McClintock (R) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Frank Nekimken (D) by 48.4 points.

Tom McClintockRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.3%77,132
24.9%26,208
1.8%1,875
105,215 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

EvenR+39.71980R+11.81982R+43.01984R+48.41986R+42.61988R+22.81990

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

The candidates

Tom McClintock (R)Frank Nekimken (D)

Also on the ballot: H. Bruce Driscoll (Libertarian), 1.8%