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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 57

California State Assembly · California

Martin Gallegos (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Kleinpell (R) by 39.4 points.

Martin GallegosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%46,841
Jim KleinpellRepublican
30.3%20,370
67,211 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+34.31990D+26.61992D+27.61994D+39.41996D+44.11998D+46.62000

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