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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 20

California State Assembly · California

Liz Figueroa (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Anthony R. Smith Sr. (R) by 22.6 points.

Liz FigueroaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%70,130
38.7%44,270
114,400 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+31.21990D+28.11992D+7.01994D+22.61996D+15.41998D+33.82000

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