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1992Final results

1992 election for California Assembly District 36

California State Assembly · California

William J. Knight (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Arnie Rodio (D) by 24.7 points.

William J. KnightRepublican · winner
58.2%79,718
Arnie RodioDemocrat
33.5%45,893
Ronald TisbertLibertarian
8.3%11,403
137,014 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

EvenR+48.41986R+42.61988R+22.81990R+24.71992R+44.91994R+28.41996

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