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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 62

California State Assembly · California

William H. Lancaster (R) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Wayne N. Wendt (D) by 44.9 points.

William H. LancasterRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.4%67,954
27.6%25,859
93,813 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

EvenR+43.11980R+38.01982R+44.01984R+44.91986R+39.51988R+28.21990

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