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1986Final results

1986 election for California Senate District 32

California State Senate · California

Edward R. Royce (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Francis Hoffman (D) by 31.6 points.

Edward R. RoyceRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%95,505
34.2%49,681
145,186 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+24.51978R+7.71982R+31.61986R+22.51990D+21.51994D+20.31998

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