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1994Final results

1994 election for California Assembly District 2

California State Assembly · California

Tom Woods (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating James Bainbridge (D) by 30.0 points.

Tom WoodsRepublican · winner
62.8%80,604
32.9%42,158
4.3%5,508
128,270 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

EvenD+49.51988D+23.81990R+29.81992R+30.01994R+10.11996R+16.81998

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

The candidates

Tom Woods (R)James Bainbridge (D)

Also on the ballot: Frederick A. Schwartz (Libertarian), 4.3%