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1996Final results

1996 election for California Assembly District 79

California State Assembly · California

Denise Moreno Ducheny (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Divine (R) by 43.0 points.

Denise Moreno DuchenyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%48,509
Bob DivineRepublican
28.5%19,338
67,847 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

EvenD+20.01990D+37.51992D+38.61994D+43.01996D+52.91998D+58.32000

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