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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 7

California State Assembly · California

Norm Waters (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Terry Holm (R) by 35.6 points.

Norm WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%82,759
Terry HolmRepublican
31.0%38,490
Robert W. PageLibertarian
2.4%3,024
124,273 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+12.71980D+39.01982D+36.71984D+35.61986D+0.81988R+2.71990

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

The candidates

Norm Waters (D)Terry Holm (R)

Also on the ballot: Robert W. Page (Libertarian), 2.4%