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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 11

California State Assembly · California

Tom Torlakson (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Maxfield (R) by 29.1 points.

Tom TorlaksonDemocrat · winner
60.0%81,820
Bill MaxfieldRepublican
30.9%42,137
Eleanor SheppardNatural Law
9.1%12,375
136,332 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+45.71980D+48.81986D+45.11988D+29.11996D+38.01998D+38.12000

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

The candidates

Tom Torlakson (D)Bill Maxfield (R)Eleanor Sheppard (NLP)