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1992Final results

1992 election for California Assembly District 53

California State Assembly · California

Debra Bowen (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating W. Brad Parton (R) by 12.9 points.

Debra BowenDemocrat · winner
54.1%95,703
W. Brad PartonRepublican
41.2%72,870
4.7%8,248
176,821 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+9.31986D+17.41988D+20.51990D+12.91992D+7.11994D+15.31996

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

The candidates

Debra Bowen (D)W. Brad Parton (R)

Also on the ballot: William N. Gaillard (Libertarian), 4.7%