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1994Final results

1994 election for California Assembly District 36

California State Assembly · California

William J. Knight (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating James L. Hutchins (D) by 44.9 points.

William J. KnightRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%75,686
24.8%26,913
Eric FussellLibertarian
5.5%5,979
108,578 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

EvenR+42.61988R+22.81990R+24.71992R+44.91994R+28.41996R+28.91998

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