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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 7

California State Assembly · California

Valerie K. Brown (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Ken Larsen (R) by 29.8 points.

Valerie K. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%89,864
Ken LarsenRepublican
34.4%48,114
Alan BarrecaNatural Law
1.4%1,977
139,955 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+2.71990D+24.31992D+19.51994D+29.81996D+28.51998D+36.92000

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

The candidates

Valerie K. Brown (D)Ken Larsen (R)

Also on the ballot: Alan Barreca (Natural Law), 1.4%