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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 41

California State Assembly · California

Pat Nolan (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating John Vollbrecht (D) by 36.8 points.

Pat NolanRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%66,408
30.1%29,835
Patricia BennettPeace and Freedom
3.0%3,015
99,258 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+35.41978R+53.01980R+42.01984R+36.81986R+20.21988R+18.31990

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

The candidates

Pat Nolan (R)John Vollbrecht (D)

Also on the ballot: Patricia Bennett (Peace and Freedom), 3.0%