1996Final results
1996 election for California Assembly District 8
California State Assembly · California
Helen M. Thomson (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Ed Schlenker (R) by 17.3 points.
Helen M. ThomsonDemocrat · winner
55.8%75,010
Ed SchlenkerRepublican
38.5%51,707
Harold HelbockLibertarian
5.7%7,728
134,445 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