1986Final results
1986 election for California Assembly District 37
California State Assembly · California
Cathie Wright (R) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating William P. Hesse (D) by 50.8 points.
Cathie WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.6%80,477
William P. HesseDemocrat
23.9%25,736
Gregory P. DullLibertarian
1.5%1,627
107,840 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET