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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 15

California State Assembly · California

Lynne C. Leach (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Gail Murray (D) by 0.8 points.

Lynne C. LeachRepublican · winner
48.9%89,328
Gail MurrayDemocrat
48.2%87,957
Martin SproulNatural Law
2.9%5,284
182,569 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

EvenR+10.11990R+17.11992R+35.21994R+0.81996R+21.31998R+22.62000

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

The candidates

Lynne C. Leach (R)Gail Murray (D)

Also on the ballot: Martin Sproul (Natural Law), 2.9%