1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 77
California State Assembly · California
Steve Baldwin (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Janet M. Gastil (D) by 16.1 points.
Steve BaldwinRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%68,475
Janet M. GastilDemocrat
39.8%48,714
Elizabeth MeyersLibertarian
4.2%5,178
122,367 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