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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 60

California State Assembly · California

Sally Tanner (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Henry A. Velasco (R) by 8.2 points.

Sally TannerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%27,773
45.1%23,504
David ArgallLibertarian
1.6%825
52,102 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+39.21980D+43.11982D+34.61984D+8.21986D+32.11988D+22.31990

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

The candidates

Sally Tanner (D)Henry A. Velasco (R)

Also on the ballot: David Argall (Libertarian), 1.6%