1986Final results
1986 election for California Assembly District 40
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bane (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Brian K. Dennis (R) by 45.3 points.
Tom BaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%60,811
Brian K. DennisRepublican
27.4%22,899
83,710 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