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1990Final results

1990 election for California Assembly District 42

California State Assembly · California

Richard Mountjoy (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Evelyn Ferro (D) by 19.3 points.

Richard MountjoyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%48,922
Evelyn FerroDemocrat
38.6%32,594
Scott FritchlerLibertarian
3.5%2,975
84,491 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

EvenR+37.31982R+44.21984R+42.01988R+19.31990D+40.71992D+32.01994

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

The candidates

Richard Mountjoy (R)Evelyn Ferro (D)

Also on the ballot: Scott Fritchler (Libertarian), 3.5%