1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for California Assembly District 54
California State Assembly · California
Paul E. Zeltner (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Edward K. Waters (D) by 3.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Paul E. ZeltnerRepublican · winner
50.1%37,065
Edward K. WatersDemocrat
46.3%34,262
Vikki MurdockPeace and Freedom
3.6%2,657
73,984 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