1990Final results
1990 election for California Assembly District 5
California State Assembly · California
Tim Leslie (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Buonaiuto (D) by 25.0 points.
Tim LeslieRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%82,757
Joe BuonaiutoDemocrat
37.5%49,682
132,439 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