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1990Final results

1990 election for California Assembly District 59

California State Assembly · California

Xavier Becerra (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Leland Lieberg (R) by 25.8 points.

Xavier BecerraDemocrat · winner
60.9%34,650
Leland LiebergRepublican
35.0%19,938
Steven PencallLibertarian
4.1%2,331
56,919 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+31.31982D+34.31984D+42.31986D+25.81990R+10.91992R+30.51994

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

The candidates

Xavier Becerra (D)Leland Lieberg (R)

Also on the ballot: Steven Pencall (Libertarian), 4.1%