1990Final results
1990 election for California Assembly District 20
California State Assembly · California
Ted Lempert (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating James R. Rinehart (R) by 31.2 points.
Ted LempertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%71,386
James R. RinehartRepublican
32.2%36,226
Christopher R. InamaLibertarian
2.6%2,882
Carl R. SigmundIndependent
1.9%2,083
112,577 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
The candidates
Ted Lempert (D)James R. Rinehart (R)
Also on the ballot: Christopher R. Inama (Libertarian), 2.6%; Carl R. Sigmund (Independent), 1.9%