1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 16
California State Assembly · California
Don Perata (D) won with 78.3% of the vote, defeating Veronica Acosta (R) by 56.6 points.
Don PerataDemocrat · winner
78.3%82,842
Veronica AcostaRepublican
21.7%22,925
105,767 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET