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1990Final results

1990 election for California Assembly District 39

California State Assembly · California

Richard Katz (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Sam Ceravolo (R) by 35.3 points.

Richard KatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%37,813
Sam CeravoloRepublican
32.4%18,098
55,911 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+8.21984D+20.91986D+47.41988D+35.31990D+43.81992D+41.11994

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