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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 54

California State Assembly · California

Steven T. Kuykendall (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Gerrie Schipske (D) by 1.3 points.

Steven T. KuykendallRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%66,421
49.3%64,695
131,116 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+8.91990D+8.01992R+0.51994R+1.31996D+2.81998D+19.82000

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