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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 80

California State Assembly · California

Steve Peace (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Dubose (R) by 30.3 points.

Steve PeaceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%39,806
Tom DuboseRepublican
34.2%21,089
Randy MyrsethLibertarian
1.3%787
61,682 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+41.21978D+25.51980D+5.51982D+30.31986D+19.71988D+22.81990

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

The candidates

Steve Peace (D)Tom Dubose (R)

Also on the ballot: Randy Myrseth (Libertarian), 1.3%