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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 8

California State Assembly · California

Bev Hansen (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Mary Jadiker (D) by 25.4 points.

Bev HansenRepublican · winner
62.7%73,606
Mary JadikerDemocrat
37.3%43,831
117,437 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+11.71980R+19.81982R+4.11984R+25.41986R+31.41988D+20.81992

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