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1994Final results

1994 election for California Assembly District 4

California State Assembly · California

David Knowles (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Fish (D) by 34.3 points.

David KnowlesRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%101,020
30.7%47,700
Clyde B. SmithLibertarian
4.4%6,774
155,494 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+34.61988D+22.31990R+20.91992R+34.31994R+16.01996R+27.51998

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

The candidates

David Knowles (R)Charles W. Fish (D)

Also on the ballot: Clyde B. Smith (Libertarian), 4.4%