1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 21
California State Assembly · California
Ted Lempert (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Theodore Laliotis (R) by 26.2 points.
Ted LempertDemocrat · winner
60.8%92,950
Theodore LaliotisRepublican
34.6%52,855
Ron WhitehurstNatural Law
2.5%3,864
Christopher R. InamaLibertarian
2.0%3,115
152,784 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
The candidates
Ted Lempert (D)Theodore Laliotis (R)
Also on the ballot: Ron Whitehurst (Natural Law), 2.5%; Christopher R. Inama (Libertarian), 2.0%