1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for California Assembly District 44
California State Assembly · California
Jack Scott (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Hoge (R) by 9.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jack ScottDemocrat · winner
53.0%72,591
Bill HogeRepublican · incumbent
43.9%60,124
T. E. Brown Jr.Libertarian
3.2%4,324
137,039 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