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1986Final results

1986 election for California Senate District 10

California State Senate · California

Bill Lockyer (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Bruce W. Bergondy (R) by 42.5 points.

Bill LockyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%124,290
28.8%50,179
174,469 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+0.11978D+15.61982D+42.51986D+21.21990D+25.91994D+37.31998

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