1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for California Senate District 21
California State Senate · California
Adam B. Schiff (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Paula L. Boland (R) by 7.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Adam B. SchiffDemocrat · winner
51.8%125,649
Paula L. BolandRepublican
44.1%107,039
Bob NewLibertarian
4.1%9,981
242,669 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