1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for California Assembly District 72
California State Assembly · California
Richard E. Longshore (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Daniel E. Griset (D) by 11.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard E. LongshoreRepublican · winner
55.5%29,654
Daniel E. GrisetDemocrat
44.5%23,769
53,423 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