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1992Final results

1992 election for California Assembly District 42

California State Assembly · California

Burt Margolin (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Robert K. Davis (R) by 40.7 points.

Burt MargolinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%112,864
Robert K. DavisRepublican
26.6%44,584
Timothy Andrew BurdickPeace and Freedom
3.4%5,686
Andrew S. RotterLibertarian
2.7%4,478
167,612 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+44.21984R+42.01988R+19.31990D+40.71992D+32.01994D+37.11996

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

The candidates

Burt Margolin (D)Robert K. Davis (R)

Also on the ballot: Timothy Andrew Burdick (Peace and Freedom), 3.4%; Andrew S. Rotter (Libertarian), 2.7%