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1992Final results

1992 election for California Assembly District 8

California State Assembly · California

Thomas M. Hannigan (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating John Ford (R) by 20.8 points.

Thomas M. HanniganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%83,839
John FordRepublican
36.7%53,509
Richard FieldsLibertarian
5.7%8,307
145,836 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenR+4.11984R+25.41986R+31.41988D+20.81992D+10.51994D+17.31996

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