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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 28

California State Assembly · California

Peter Frusetta (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Lily Cervantes (D) by 1.6 points.

Peter FrusettaRepublican · winner · incumbent
48.9%53,649
47.3%51,888
Mark HinkleLibertarian
3.9%4,263
109,800 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+43.01990D+18.11992R+0.41994R+1.61996R+7.71998D+9.02000

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

The candidates

Peter Frusetta (R)Lily Cervantes (D)

Also on the ballot: Mark Hinkle (Libertarian), 3.9%