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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 25

California State Assembly · California

George House (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Ed Elliott (D) by 20.2 points.

George HouseRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%82,588
Ed ElliottDemocrat
38.3%54,033
Ronald PayneLibertarian
3.2%4,450
141,071 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+31.61990D+2.91992R+11.31994R+20.21996R+26.81998R+23.92000

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

The candidates

George House (R)Ed Elliott (D)

Also on the ballot: Ronald Payne (Libertarian), 3.2%