1996Final results
1996 election for California Senate District 17
California State Senate · California
William J. Knight (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Steven Figueroa (D) by 33.2 points.
William J. KnightRepublican · winner
66.6%163,531
Steven FigueroaDemocrat
33.4%81,962
245,493 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