1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 42
California State Assembly · California
Wally Knox (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Adam Ross (R) by 37.1 points.
Wally KnoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%87,256
Adam RossRepublican
28.5%37,921
Eric Michael FineLibertarian
4.3%5,699
Herbert PaulNatural Law
1.7%2,203
133,079 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
The candidates
Wally Knox (D)Adam Ross (R)
Also on the ballot: Eric Michael Fine (Libertarian), 4.3%; Herbert Paul (Natural Law), 1.7%