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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 47

California State Assembly · California

Kevin Murray (D) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Jonathan Leonard (R) by 63.7 points.

Kevin MurrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.9%86,763
16.2%17,616
Bob WeberLibertarian
3.9%4,252
108,631 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

EvenD+78.31986D+66.81992D+52.71994D+63.71996D+70.81998D+70.02000

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

The candidates

Kevin Murray (D)Jonathan Leonard (R)

Also on the ballot: Bob Weber (Libertarian), 3.9%