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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
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

EvenR+18.71990D+3.21992R+11.51994R+16.11996R+19.01998R+11.02000

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

The candidates

Steve Baldwin (R)Janet M. Gastil (D)

Also on the ballot: Elizabeth Meyers (Libertarian), 4.2%