1992Final results
1992 election for California Assembly District 3
California State Assembly · California
Bernie Richter (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Lon S. Hatamiya (D) by 14.0 points.
Bernie RichterRepublican · winner
51.7%85,685
Lon S. HatamiyaDemocrat
37.7%62,540
Vicki Lynn VallisLibertarian
10.6%17,502
165,727 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET