1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for California Assembly District 5
California State Assembly · California
Tim Leslie (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Jack Dugan (D) by 18.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tim LeslieRepublican · winner
57.6%68,292
Jack DuganDemocrat
39.1%46,289
Charles L. CarrLibertarian
3.3%3,905
118,486 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