1990Final results
1990 election for California Assembly District 40
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bane (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Helen R. Gabriel (R) by 37.8 points.
Tom BaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%47,215
Helen R. GabrielRepublican
28.0%20,113
John VernonLibertarian
6.1%4,399
71,727 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET