1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 66
California State Assembly · California
Bruce Thompson (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Patsy Hockersmith (D) by 27.8 points.
Bruce ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%91,676
Patsy HockersmithDemocrat
34.3%50,594
Bill ReedLibertarian
3.6%5,298
147,568 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