1986 California Attorney General election

1986 California Attorney General election

November 4, 1986

Nominee John Van de Kamp Bruce Gleason Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 4,691,142 2,118,627 Percentage 66.0% 29.8%

County results Van de Kamp:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election John Van de Kamp Democratic Elected Attorney General John Van de Kamp Democratic

The 1986 California Attorney General election was held on November 4, 1986. Democratic incumbent John Van de Kamp defeated Republican nominee Bruce Gleason with 65.99% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• John Van de Kamp, Democratic
• Bruce Gleason, Republican

Other candidates

• Carol L. Newman, Libertarian
• Robert J. Evans, Peace and Freedom
• Gary R. Odom, American Independent

Results

1986 California Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Van de Kamp	4,691,142	65.99%
	Republican	Bruce Gleason	2,118,627	29.80%
	Libertarian	Carol L. Newman	128,906	1.81%
	Peace and Freedom	Robert J. Evans	88,739	1.25%
	American Independent	Gary R. Odom	81,262	1.14%
Majority			2,572,515
Turnout			7,108,676
	Democratic hold		Swing