1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 62
California State Assembly · California
Joe Baca (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Glenn Elssmann (R) by 28.6 points.
Joe BacaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%47,064
Glenn ElssmannRepublican
35.7%26,148
73,212 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