1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for California Assembly District 56
California State Assembly · California
Sally M. Havice (D) won with 49.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Lambros (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Sally M. HaviceDemocrat · winner
49.4%54,455
Richard LambrosRepublican
47.5%52,376
Arthur M. HaysLibertarian
3.2%3,478
110,309 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