1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 59
California State Assembly · California
Bob Margett (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Brent Decker (D) by 16.8 points.
Bob MargettRepublican · winner
58.4%72,438
Brent DeckerDemocrat
41.6%51,551
123,989 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