Elections / 1986 · Governor · CA
California — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorCalifornia · GovernorGeorge DeukmejianR+23.7
Candidates
California 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- George Deukmejian✓Republican4,505,60161.8%
- Tom BradleyDemocratic2,781,71438.2%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+16.2Governor 1986R+23.7vs. baselineR+7.4
California's 1986 governor race ran 7.4 points more Republican than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986CA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.