1986Final results
1986 election for California Senate District 24
California State Senate · California
Art Torres (D) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Lee David Prentiss (R) by 47.8 points.
Art TorresDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.2%49,601
Lee David PrentissRepublican
24.4%16,761
Laura BrownLibertarian
3.5%2,382
68,744 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET