1994Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1994 election for California Assembly District 17
California State Assembly · California
Michael J. Machado (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Ed Simas (R) by 1.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Michael J. MachadoDemocrat · winner
50.8%45,710
Ed SimasRepublican
49.2%44,316
90,026 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET