1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 61
California State Assembly · California
Fred Aguiar (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Vincent Avila (D) by 14.7 points.
Fred AguiarRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%44,314
Paul Vincent AvilaDemocrat
40.3%32,445
Michael PiltchLibertarian
4.7%3,800
80,559 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