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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 47

California State Assembly · California

Teresa Hughes (D) won with 89.1% of the vote, defeating Victor L. Brown (R) by 78.3 points.

Teresa HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.1%35,092
Victor L. BrownRepublican
10.9%4,275
39,367 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+71.01980D+76.91982D+74.11984D+78.31986D+66.81992D+52.71994

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