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1992Final results

1992 election for California Senate District 15

California State Senate · California

Henry J. Mello (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Edward Laverone (R) by 24.3 points.

Henry J. MelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%162,771
Edward LaveroneRepublican
34.1%95,142
Susanne EspinozaPeace and Freedom
7.5%20,818
278,731 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+1.71976D+44.51980D+51.71984D+24.31992R+1.41996R+15.02000

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