1986Final results
1986 election for California Assembly District 61
California State Assembly · California
Bill Leonard (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Valdez (D) by 44.9 points.
Bill LeonardRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.3%67,806
Richard A. ValdezDemocrat
25.3%24,430
Ruth Margie HartIndependent
4.4%4,270
96,506 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