1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 22
California State Assembly · California
Elaine White Alquist (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Karin Dowdy (R) by 24.1 points.
Elaine White AlquistDemocrat · winner
60.1%74,304
Karin DowdyRepublican
36.0%44,505
Frank StrutnerNatural Law
3.8%4,738
123,547 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