1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 2
California State Assembly · California
Tom Woods (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating John Growney (D) by 10.1 points.
Tom WoodsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%77,827
John GrowneyDemocrat
43.1%63,029
Al SwainLibertarian
3.6%5,333
146,189 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