1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 49
California State Assembly · California
Diane Martinez (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Jay T. Imperial (R) by 38.5 points.
Diane MartinezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.2%49,804
Jay T. ImperialRepublican
30.8%22,120
71,924 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