1986Final results
1986 election for California Senate District 28
California State Senate · California
Diane Watson (D) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Armand M. Vaquer (R) by 57.1 points.
Diane WatsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.6%124,476
Armand M. VaquerRepublican
21.4%33,960
158,436 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