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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 29

California State Assembly · California

Charles S. Poochigian (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Mike McGonigle (D) by 40.4 points.

Charles S. PoochigianRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%94,278
27.4%38,103
Nancy AdalianNatural Law
4.8%6,699
139,080 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

EvenR+33.81988R+30.41990R+35.31994R+40.41996R+43.82000R+25.12002

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

The candidates

Charles S. Poochigian (R)Mike McGonigle (D)

Also on the ballot: Nancy Adalian (Natural Law), 4.8%