1986Final results
1986 election for California Senate District 38
California State Senate · California
William A. Craven (R) won with 85.1% of the vote, defeating Betsy A. Mill (Lib) by 70.2 points.
William A. CravenRepublican · winner · incumbent
85.1%181,627
Betsy A. MillLibertarian
14.9%31,826
213,453 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