1986Final results
1986 election for California Senate District 36
California State Senate · California
Robert Presley (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Anne Richardson (R) by 22.8 points.
Robert PresleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%115,868
Anne RichardsonRepublican
38.6%72,904
188,772 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