1990Final results
1990 election for California Assembly District 37
California State Assembly · California
Cathie Wright (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Dennis A. Petrie (D) by 15.7 points.
Cathie WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%62,881
Dennis A. PetrieDemocrat
38.9%44,773
John R. Spooner Sr.Libertarian
6.4%7,356
115,010 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