1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 39
California State Assembly · California
Tony Cardenas (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Ollie M. McCaulley (R) by 43.3 points.
Tony CardenasDemocrat · winner
71.7%41,798
Ollie M. McCaulleyRepublican
28.3%16,522
58,320 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