1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 53
California State Assembly · California
Debra Bowen (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Dan Walker (R) by 15.3 points.
Debra BowenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%88,238
Dan WalkerRepublican
42.3%64,761
152,999 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