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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 38

California State Assembly · California

Tom McClintock (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Jon M. Lauritzen (D) by 15.8 points.

Tom McClintockRepublican · winner
55.5%71,597
39.8%51,274
Virginia NeumanNatural Law
4.7%6,021
128,892 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+9.41990R+13.01992R+41.21994R+15.81996R+6.72000R+25.52002

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

The candidates

Tom McClintock (R)Jon M. Lauritzen (D)

Also on the ballot: Virginia Neuman (Natural Law), 4.7%