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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 65

California State Assembly · California

Brett Granlund (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Shirley Morton (D) by 17.9 points.

Brett GranlundRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%66,573
38.8%45,559
4.5%5,344
117,539 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

EvenR+19.81990R+13.71992R+26.31994R+17.91996R+17.41998R+4.32000

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

The candidates

Brett Granlund (R)Shirley Morton (D)

Also on the ballot: Douglas R. Wallack (Natural Law), 4.5%