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1990Final results

1990 election for California Assembly District 27

California State Assembly · California

Sal Cannella (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Lang (R) by 5.6 points.

Sal CannellaDemocrat · winner
51.2%48,324
Richard A. LangRepublican
45.5%43,012
Roy ShimpLibertarian
3.3%3,122
94,458 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

EvenD+25.01980D+33.71982D+47.81986D+5.61990D+25.51992R+2.01994

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

The candidates

Sal Cannella (D)Richard A. Lang (R)

Also on the ballot: Roy Shimp (Libertarian), 3.3%