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1992Final results

1992 election for California Assembly District 21

California State Assembly · California

Byron Sher (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Jan Lafeira (R) by 29.9 points.

Byron SherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%105,327
Jan LafeiraRepublican
33.3%55,497
SapowskysmithLibertarian
3.5%5,887
166,711 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+37.41984D+44.81986D+41.91990D+29.91992D+25.31994D+26.21996

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

The candidates

Byron Sher (D)Jan Lafeira (R)

Also on the ballot: Sapowskysmith (Libertarian), 3.5%