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1986Final results

1986 election for California Senate District 20

California State Senate · California

Alan Robbins (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Lynn Robert Davis (R) by 30.7 points.

Alan RobbinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%99,174
34.7%52,621
151,795 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+40.71978D+12.11982D+30.71986D+24.11990D+16.91994D+38.61998

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