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1986Final results

1986 election for California Assembly District 9

California State Assembly · California

William J. Filante (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Johanna P. Willman (D) by 9.8 points.

William J. FilanteRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%65,154
45.1%53,553
118,707 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+5.91980R+10.31982R+13.31984R+9.81986R+13.11988R+8.91990

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