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1992Final results

1992 election for California Assembly District 38

California State Assembly · California

Paula L. Boland (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Howard Cohen (D) by 13.0 points.

Paula L. BolandRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%78,770
Howard CohenDemocrat
40.7%59,742
Devin CutlerLibertarian
5.6%8,250
146,762 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+35.31986R+29.41988R+9.41990R+13.01992R+41.21994R+15.81996

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