1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for California Assembly District 54
California State Assembly · California
Steven T. Kuykendall (R) won with 47.6% of the vote, defeating Betty Karnette (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Steven T. KuykendallRepublican · winner
47.6%56,225
Betty KarnetteDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%55,628
Alan J. CarlanLibertarian
3.4%3,981
Patrick John McCoyPeace and Freedom
2.0%2,351
118,185 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
The candidates
Steven T. Kuykendall (R)Betty Karnette (D)
Also on the ballot: Alan J. Carlan (Libertarian), 3.4%; Patrick John McCoy (Peace and Freedom), 2.0%