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1986-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for California (Class 3)


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County Turnout Alan Cranston*
(D)
Ed Zschau
(R)
Ed Vallen
(American)
Breck McKinley
(Libertarian)
Other Margin TOTAL
Alameda40%235,33864.6%121,94133.4%2,9740.8%2,4610.7%1,8380.5%113,397 364,552
Alpine52%18643.8%21450.4%143.3%61.4%51.2%-28 425
Amador48%4,13142.0%5,35654.4%2182.2%1011.0%310.3%-1,225 9,837
Butte45%22,86440.1%32,42456.9%7241.3%5701.0%3900.7%-9,560 56,972
Calaveras53%4,37540.0%6,24957.1%1661.5%980.9%490.4%-1,874 10,937
Colusa45%1,87340.2%2,69157.8%461.0%300.6%170.4%-818 4,657
Contra Costa45%126,67350.5%118,94047.4%2,3340.9%1,8960.8%8450.3%7,733 250,688
Del Norte41%2,85845.0%3,22550.7%1402.2%751.2%570.9%-367 6,355
El Dorado43%13,98339.6%19,89056.4%8212.3%4411.2%1510.4%-5,907 35,286
Fresno35%67,84146.6%72,42049.8%3,0202.1%1,2850.9%8880.6%-4,579 145,454
Glenn43%2,37533.4%4,49563.3%1261.8%751.1%300.4%-2,120 7,101
Humboldt48%22,74155.5%16,69240.7%9552.3%3490.9%2600.6%6,049 40,997
Imperial28%8,35544.6%9,63051.4%3061.6%3181.7%1260.7%-1,275 18,735
Inyo50%2,16932.1%4,36364.6%921.4%861.3%400.6%-2,194 6,750
Kern38%48,10838.2%74,19558.8%1,9231.5%1,2661.0%6020.5%-26,087 126,094
Kings28%7,78644.1%9,30452.7%3421.9%1560.9%750.4%-1,518 17,663
Lake47%7,75547.9%7,93049.0%2591.6%1571.0%770.5%-175 16,178
Lassen40%3,66049.2%3,41445.9%2082.8%981.3%540.7%246 7,434
Los Angeles33%1,110,61454.5%876,25043.0%26,6581.3%16,0560.8%9,6540.5%234,364 2,039,232
Madera33%6,89539.5%9,77756.0%3722.1%3542.0%510.3%-2,882 17,449
Marin51%52,90657.8%37,05340.5%4940.5%7020.8%3810.4%15,853 91,536
Mariposa54%2,29242.1%2,94054.0%1442.6%430.8%290.5%-648 5,448
Mendocino45%12,83052.5%10,82844.3%3291.3%2591.1%2020.8%2,002 24,448
Merced28%12,87343.3%15,74353.0%3951.3%5751.9%1340.5%-2,870 29,720
Modoc52%1,51443.2%1,82752.2%732.1%702.0%190.5%-313 3,503
Mono36%99538.5%1,52158.9%210.8%251.0%210.8%-526 2,583
Monterey31%35,86149.2%35,24248.4%6110.8%7471.0%3570.5%619 72,818
Napa48%18,41747.6%19,32050.0%4081.1%3590.9%1650.4%-903 38,669
Nevada55%10,83738.8%16,08457.6%5682.0%3511.3%1040.4%-5,247 27,944
Orange39%223,91134.6%399,96361.9%13,8772.1%6,5471.0%2,2580.3%-176,052 646,556
Placer46%20,79741.0%27,99155.2%1,0082.0%7341.4%1840.4%-7,194 50,714
Plumas49%3,08445.2%3,42650.3%1201.8%1532.2%340.5%-342 6,817
Riverside34%99,78842.1%129,31254.6%4,4691.9%2,1810.9%1,0580.4%-29,524 236,808
Sacramento44%151,83049.9%143,28647.1%4,9701.6%2,5270.8%1,4530.5%8,544 304,066
San Benito35%3,18442.2%3,98652.8%821.1%2513.3%410.5%-802 7,544
San Bernardino31%110,13242.5%138,78653.5%6,6482.6%2,6571.0%1,0490.4%-28,654 259,272
San Diego35%245,28242.1%317,34954.5%11,2881.9%5,6371.0%2,5770.4%-72,067 582,133
San Francisco38%168,32774.2%54,67524.1%1,0830.5%1,3520.6%1,2730.6%113,652 226,710
San Joaquin35%45,77043.2%57,57254.3%1,3691.3%8220.8%4490.4%-11,802 105,982
San Luis Obispo41%24,75540.0%35,06356.6%1,1251.8%6751.1%2970.5%-10,308 61,915
San Mateo40%104,48553.7%86,51844.4%1,5310.8%1,3770.7%8070.4%17,967 194,718
Santa Barbara41%48,98945.7%55,49551.7%1,5731.5%7870.7%4180.4%-6,506 107,262
Santa Clara36%193,58551.1%174,96046.2%4,8661.3%3,8291.0%1,5640.4%18,625 378,804
Santa Cruz46%43,82059.2%28,34938.3%7541.0%8001.1%3460.5%15,471 74,069
Shasta42%18,60445.2%21,09751.2%8722.1%4331.1%1820.4%-2,493 41,188
Sierra63%71245.6%78850.5%301.9%201.3%110.7%-76 1,561
Siskiyou50%7,32847.8%7,36948.0%3062.0%2291.5%1140.7%-41 15,346
Solano35%38,35651.6%33,73445.4%1,0231.4%7711.0%4330.6%4,622 74,317
Sonoma47%67,72154.0%54,25443.3%1,5581.2%1,1690.9%6660.5%13,467 125,368
Stanislaus33%33,30144.4%39,69652.9%1,0751.4%6720.9%3280.4%-6,395 75,072
Sutter36%5,09933.2%9,65862.8%2981.9%1701.1%1471.0%-4,559 15,372
Tehama45%6,31642.9%7,85753.4%2962.0%1641.1%740.5%-1,541 14,707
Trinity61%2,59146.7%2,66948.1%1272.3%1162.1%440.8%-78 5,547
Tulare32%23,39338.0%36,23058.8%1,1771.9%5190.8%2860.5%-12,837 61,605
Tuolumne47%6,70143.4%8,33954.0%1921.2%1340.9%690.4%-1,638 15,435
Ventura40%70,84740.4%99,22356.5%2,6161.5%1,9991.1%7970.5%-28,376 175,482
Yolo43%23,99555.9%17,72441.3%6021.4%3760.9%1970.5%6,271 42,894
Yuba31%4,86441.2%6,47754.9%2402.0%1511.3%610.5%-1,613 11,793
TOTAL 37% 3,646,67249.3% 3,541,80447.9% 109,9161.5% 66,2610.9% 33,8960.5% 104,868 7,398,549
Total R vote: 3,541,804 (47.9%)      Total D vote: 3,646,672 (49.3%)      Total Other vote: 210,073 (2.8%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $11,927,033 $11,781,316 $4,406 $0
Total Receipts: $11,628,369 $11,789,533 $5,293 $0
Cash on Hand: $16,593 $8,218 $887 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $10,000 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $375,250 $740,000 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $143,771 $0 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $1,376,483 $1,241,898 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $8,130 $311,414 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $34,564 $24,382 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $183,826 $70,157 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $-149,262 $-45,775 $0 $0
Net Spending: $11,777,771 $11,735,541 $4,406 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/1986


Other candidates included: Paul Kangas (Peace & Freedom), 33,869 votes



1986 Senate class 3, Alameda County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 235,338 64.6%
Ed Zschau (R) 121,941 33.4%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 2,974 0.8%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 2,461 0.7%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 1,838 0.5%
TOTAL 364,552
Turnout: 40%


1986 Senate class 3, Alpine County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 186 43.8%
Ed Zschau (R) 214 50.4%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 14 3.3%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 6 1.4%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 5 1.2%
TOTAL 425
Turnout: 52%


1986 Senate class 3, Amador County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 4,131 42.0%
Ed Zschau (R) 5,356 54.4%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 218 2.2%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 101 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 31 0.3%
TOTAL 9,837
Turnout: 48%


1986 Senate class 3, Butte County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 22,864 40.1%
Ed Zschau (R) 32,424 56.9%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 724 1.3%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 570 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 390 0.7%
TOTAL 56,972
Turnout: 45%


1986 Senate class 3, Calaveras County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 4,375 40.0%
Ed Zschau (R) 6,249 57.1%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 166 1.5%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 98 0.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 49 0.4%
TOTAL 10,937
Turnout: 53%


1986 Senate class 3, Colusa County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 1,873 40.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 2,691 57.8%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 46 1.0%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 30 0.6%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 17 0.4%
TOTAL 4,657
Turnout: 45%


1986 Senate class 3, Contra Costa County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 126,673 50.5%
Ed Zschau (R) 118,940 47.4%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 2,334 0.9%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 1,896 0.8%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 845 0.3%
TOTAL 250,688
Turnout: 45%


1986 Senate class 3, Del Norte County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 2,858 45.0%
Ed Zschau (R) 3,225 50.7%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 140 2.2%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 75 1.2%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 57 0.9%
TOTAL 6,355
Turnout: 41%


1986 Senate class 3, El Dorado County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 13,983 39.6%
Ed Zschau (R) 19,890 56.4%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 821 2.3%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 441 1.2%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 151 0.4%
TOTAL 35,286
Turnout: 43%


1986 Senate class 3, Fresno County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 67,841 46.6%
Ed Zschau (R) 72,420 49.8%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 3,020 2.1%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 1,285 0.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 888 0.6%
TOTAL 145,454
Turnout: 35%


1986 Senate class 3, Glenn County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 2,375 33.4%
Ed Zschau (R) 4,495 63.3%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 126 1.8%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 75 1.1%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 30 0.4%
TOTAL 7,101
Turnout: 43%


1986 Senate class 3, Humboldt County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 22,741 55.5%
Ed Zschau (R) 16,692 40.7%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 955 2.3%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 349 0.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 260 0.6%
TOTAL 40,997
Turnout: 48%


1986 Senate class 3, Imperial County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 8,355 44.6%
Ed Zschau (R) 9,630 51.4%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 306 1.6%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 318 1.7%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 126 0.7%
TOTAL 18,735
Turnout: 28%


1986 Senate class 3, Inyo County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 2,169 32.1%
Ed Zschau (R) 4,363 64.6%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 92 1.4%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 86 1.3%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 40 0.6%
TOTAL 6,750
Turnout: 50%


1986 Senate class 3, Kern County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 48,108 38.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 74,195 58.8%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,923 1.5%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 1,266 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 602 0.5%
TOTAL 126,094
Turnout: 38%


1986 Senate class 3, Kings County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 7,786 44.1%
Ed Zschau (R) 9,304 52.7%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 342 1.9%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 156 0.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 75 0.4%
TOTAL 17,663
Turnout: 28%


1986 Senate class 3, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 7,755 47.9%
Ed Zschau (R) 7,930 49.0%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 259 1.6%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 157 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 77 0.5%
TOTAL 16,178
Turnout: 47%


1986 Senate class 3, Lassen County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 3,660 49.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 3,414 45.9%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 208 2.8%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 98 1.3%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 54 0.7%
TOTAL 7,434
Turnout: 40%


1986 Senate class 3, Los Angeles County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 1,110,614 54.5%
Ed Zschau (R) 876,250 43.0%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 26,658 1.3%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 16,056 0.8%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 9,654 0.5%
TOTAL 2,039,232
Turnout: 33%


1986 Senate class 3, Madera County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 6,895 39.5%
Ed Zschau (R) 9,777 56.0%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 372 2.1%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 354 2.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 51 0.3%
TOTAL 17,449
Turnout: 33%


1986 Senate class 3, Marin County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 52,906 57.8%
Ed Zschau (R) 37,053 40.5%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 494 0.5%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 702 0.8%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 381 0.4%
TOTAL 91,536
Turnout: 51%


1986 Senate class 3, Mariposa County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 2,292 42.1%
Ed Zschau (R) 2,940 54.0%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 144 2.6%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 43 0.8%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 29 0.5%
TOTAL 5,448
Turnout: 54%


1986 Senate class 3, Mendocino County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 12,830 52.5%
Ed Zschau (R) 10,828 44.3%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 329 1.3%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 259 1.1%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 202 0.8%
TOTAL 24,448
Turnout: 45%


1986 Senate class 3, Merced County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 12,873 43.3%
Ed Zschau (R) 15,743 53.0%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 395 1.3%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 575 1.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 134 0.5%
TOTAL 29,720
Turnout: 28%


1986 Senate class 3, Modoc County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 1,514 43.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 1,827 52.2%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 73 2.1%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 70 2.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 19 0.5%
TOTAL 3,503
Turnout: 52%


1986 Senate class 3, Mono County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 995 38.5%
Ed Zschau (R) 1,521 58.9%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 21 0.8%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 25 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 21 0.8%
TOTAL 2,583
Turnout: 36%


1986 Senate class 3, Monterey County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 35,861 49.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 35,242 48.4%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 611 0.8%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 747 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 357 0.5%
TOTAL 72,818
Turnout: 31%


1986 Senate class 3, Napa County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 18,417 47.6%
Ed Zschau (R) 19,320 50.0%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 408 1.1%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 359 0.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 165 0.4%
TOTAL 38,669
Turnout: 48%


1986 Senate class 3, Nevada County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 10,837 38.8%
Ed Zschau (R) 16,084 57.6%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 568 2.0%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 351 1.3%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 104 0.4%
TOTAL 27,944
Turnout: 55%


1986 Senate class 3, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 223,911 34.6%
Ed Zschau (R) 399,963 61.9%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 13,877 2.1%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 6,547 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 2,258 0.3%
TOTAL 646,556
Turnout: 39%


1986 Senate class 3, Placer County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 20,797 41.0%
Ed Zschau (R) 27,991 55.2%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,008 2.0%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 734 1.4%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 184 0.4%
TOTAL 50,714
Turnout: 46%


1986 Senate class 3, Plumas County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 3,084 45.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 3,426 50.3%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 120 1.8%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 153 2.2%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 34 0.5%
TOTAL 6,817
Turnout: 49%


1986 Senate class 3, Riverside County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 99,788 42.1%
Ed Zschau (R) 129,312 54.6%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 4,469 1.9%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 2,181 0.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 1,058 0.4%
TOTAL 236,808
Turnout: 34%


1986 Senate class 3, Sacramento County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 151,830 49.9%
Ed Zschau (R) 143,286 47.1%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 4,970 1.6%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 2,527 0.8%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 1,453 0.5%
TOTAL 304,066
Turnout: 44%


1986 Senate class 3, San Benito County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 3,184 42.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 3,986 52.8%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 82 1.1%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 251 3.3%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 41 0.5%
TOTAL 7,544
Turnout: 35%


1986 Senate class 3, San Bernardino County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 110,132 42.5%
Ed Zschau (R) 138,786 53.5%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 6,648 2.6%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 2,657 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 1,049 0.4%
TOTAL 259,272
Turnout: 31%


1986 Senate class 3, San Diego County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 245,282 42.1%
Ed Zschau (R) 317,349 54.5%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 11,288 1.9%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 5,637 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 2,577 0.4%
TOTAL 582,133
Turnout: 35%


1986 Senate class 3, San Francisco County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 168,327 74.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 54,675 24.1%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,083 0.5%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 1,352 0.6%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 1,273 0.6%
TOTAL 226,710
Turnout: 38%


1986 Senate class 3, San Joaquin County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 45,770 43.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 57,572 54.3%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,369 1.3%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 822 0.8%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 449 0.4%
TOTAL 105,982
Turnout: 35%


1986 Senate class 3, San Luis Obispo County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 24,755 40.0%
Ed Zschau (R) 35,063 56.6%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,125 1.8%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 675 1.1%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 297 0.5%
TOTAL 61,915
Turnout: 41%


1986 Senate class 3, San Mateo County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 104,485 53.7%
Ed Zschau (R) 86,518 44.4%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,531 0.8%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 1,377 0.7%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 807 0.4%
TOTAL 194,718
Turnout: 40%


1986 Senate class 3, Santa Barbara County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 48,989 45.7%
Ed Zschau (R) 55,495 51.7%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,573 1.5%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 787 0.7%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 418 0.4%
TOTAL 107,262
Turnout: 41%


1986 Senate class 3, Santa Clara County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 193,585 51.1%
Ed Zschau (R) 174,960 46.2%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 4,866 1.3%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 3,829 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 1,564 0.4%
TOTAL 378,804
Turnout: 36%


1986 Senate class 3, Santa Cruz County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 43,820 59.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 28,349 38.3%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 754 1.0%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 800 1.1%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 346 0.5%
TOTAL 74,069
Turnout: 46%


1986 Senate class 3, Shasta County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 18,604 45.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 21,097 51.2%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 872 2.1%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 433 1.1%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 182 0.4%
TOTAL 41,188
Turnout: 42%


1986 Senate class 3, Sierra County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 712 45.6%
Ed Zschau (R) 788 50.5%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 30 1.9%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 20 1.3%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 11 0.7%
TOTAL 1,561
Turnout: 63%


1986 Senate class 3, Siskiyou County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 7,328 47.8%
Ed Zschau (R) 7,369 48.0%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 306 2.0%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 229 1.5%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 114 0.7%
TOTAL 15,346
Turnout: 50%


1986 Senate class 3, Solano County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 38,356 51.6%
Ed Zschau (R) 33,734 45.4%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,023 1.4%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 771 1.0%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 433 0.6%
TOTAL 74,317
Turnout: 35%


1986 Senate class 3, Sonoma County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 67,721 54.0%
Ed Zschau (R) 54,254 43.3%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,558 1.2%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 1,169 0.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 666 0.5%
TOTAL 125,368
Turnout: 47%


1986 Senate class 3, Stanislaus County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 33,301 44.4%
Ed Zschau (R) 39,696 52.9%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,075 1.4%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 672 0.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 328 0.4%
TOTAL 75,072
Turnout: 33%


1986 Senate class 3, Sutter County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 5,099 33.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 9,658 62.8%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 298 1.9%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 170 1.1%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 147 1.0%
TOTAL 15,372
Turnout: 36%


1986 Senate class 3, Tehama County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 6,316 42.9%
Ed Zschau (R) 7,857 53.4%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 296 2.0%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 164 1.1%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 74 0.5%
TOTAL 14,707
Turnout: 45%


1986 Senate class 3, Trinity County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 2,591 46.7%
Ed Zschau (R) 2,669 48.1%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 127 2.3%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 116 2.1%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 44 0.8%
TOTAL 5,547
Turnout: 61%


1986 Senate class 3, Tulare County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 23,393 38.0%
Ed Zschau (R) 36,230 58.8%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 1,177 1.9%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 519 0.8%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 286 0.5%
TOTAL 61,605
Turnout: 32%


1986 Senate class 3, Tuolumne County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 6,701 43.4%
Ed Zschau (R) 8,339 54.0%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 192 1.2%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 134 0.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 69 0.4%
TOTAL 15,435
Turnout: 47%


1986 Senate class 3, Ventura County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 70,847 40.4%
Ed Zschau (R) 99,223 56.5%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 2,616 1.5%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 1,999 1.1%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 797 0.5%
TOTAL 175,482
Turnout: 40%


1986 Senate class 3, Yolo County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 23,995 55.9%
Ed Zschau (R) 17,724 41.3%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 602 1.4%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 376 0.9%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 197 0.5%
TOTAL 42,894
Turnout: 43%


1986 Senate class 3, Yuba County
CandidateVotesPct
Alan Cranston* (D) 4,864 41.2%
Ed Zschau (R) 6,477 54.9%
Ed Vallen (Amer) 240 2.0%
Breck McKinley (Lbt) 151 1.3%
Paul Kangas (PFP) 61 0.5%
TOTAL 11,793
Turnout: 31%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Alan Cranston*
Total Disbursements: $11,927,033
Total Receipts: $11,628,369
Cash on Hand: $16,593
Candidate Contributions: $10,000
Candidate Loans: $375,250
Individual Contributions: $143,771
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $1,376,483
Other Committee Transfers: $8,130
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $34,564
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $183,826
Net Independent Expenditures: $-149,262
Net Spending: $11,777,771



Ed Zschau
Total Disbursements: $11,781,316
Total Receipts: $11,789,533
Cash on Hand: $8,218
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $740,000
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $1,241,898
Other Committee Transfers: $311,414
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $24,382
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $70,157
Net Independent Expenditures: $-45,775
Net Spending: $11,735,541



Ed Vallen
Total Disbursements: $4,406
Total Receipts: $5,293
Cash on Hand: $887
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $0
Net Spending: $4,406



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/1986


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Ed Zschau 737,384 37.1% $11,781,316
2   Bruce Herschensohn 587,852 29.6% $1,354,414
3   Mike Antonovich 180,010 9.1% $2,359,046
4   Bobbi Fiedler 143,032 7.2% $1,174,993
5   Ed Davis 130,309 6.6% $700,431
6   Robert Naylor 60,820 3.1% $791,707
7   Arthur Laffer 47,288 2.4% $1,133,465
8   Joseph Knowland 35,987 1.8% $21,745
9   Eldridge Cleaver 23,152 1.2%
10   George Montgomery 16,374 0.8% $2,028
11   Bill Allen 12,990 0.7% $48,040
12   William Pemberton 6,698 0.3% $4,947
13   John Spring 4,478 0.2%
TOTAL VOTES 1,986,374    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Alan Cranston* 1,807,242 80.7% $11,927,033
2   Charles Greene 165,594 7.4%
3   John Abbott 124,218 5.5%
4   Robert Banuelos 77,286 3.5%
5   Brian Lantz 64,907 2.9%
TOTAL VOTES 2,239,247