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1992Final results

1992 election for California Assembly District 56

California State Assembly · California

Bob Epple (D) won with 47.8% of the vote, defeating Phil Hawkins (R) by 0.4 points.

Bob EppleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
47.8%61,330
Phil HawkinsRepublican
47.4%60,788
Richard GardLibertarian
4.8%6,151
128,269 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+63.01984D+67.71986D+65.71988D+0.41992R+10.41994D+1.91996

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

The candidates

Bob Epple (D)Phil Hawkins (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard Gard (Libertarian), 4.8%