1996Final results
1996 election for California Senate District 1
California State Senate · California
Tim Leslie (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas Romero (D) by 26.3 points.
Tim LeslieRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%215,931
Thomas RomeroDemocrat
36.8%125,994
341,980 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