1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 5
California State Assembly · California
Barbara Alby (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Eileen Burketrent (D) by 23.1 points.
Barbara AlbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%91,555
Eileen BurketrentDemocrat
38.4%57,152
148,707 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