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1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1992 election for California Assembly District 54

California State Assembly · California

Betty Karnette (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Gerald N. Felando (R) by 8.0 points.

Betty KarnetteDemocrat · winner
51.9%78,400
Gerald N. FelandoRepublican · incumbent
43.9%66,282
Joseph G. FieldsIndependent
4.1%6,264
150,946 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+3.81986D+3.11988D+8.91990D+8.01992R+0.51994R+1.31996

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

The candidates

Betty Karnette (D)Gerald N. Felando (R)

Also on the ballot: Joseph G. Fields (Independent), 4.1%