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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 59

California State Assembly · California

Charles M. Calderon (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Ronald Martinez (R) by 42.3 points.

Charles M. CalderonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%46,558
Ronald MartinezRepublican
28.9%18,881
65,439 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+52.31978D+31.31982D+34.31984D+42.31986D+25.81990R+10.91992

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