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1986Final results

1986 election for California Senate District 12

California State Senate · California

Dan McCorquodale (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Legan (R) by 12.0 points.

Dan McCorquodaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%90,911
Tom LeganRepublican
44.0%71,464
162,375 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+22.21978D+1.91982D+12.01986D+18.21990R+2.11994R+9.11998

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