1986Final results
1986 election for California Assembly District 48
California State Assembly · California
Maxine Waters (D) won with 84.5% of the vote, defeating Ezola Foster (R) by 71.8 points.
Maxine WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.5%42,706
Ezola FosterRepublican
12.8%6,450
Jose CastanedaLibertarian
2.7%1,360
50,516 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