1996Final results
1996 election for California Senate District 23
California State Senate · California
Tom Hayden (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Scott Schreiber (R) by 24.6 points.
Tom HaydenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%172,295
Scott SchreiberRepublican
35.6%101,876
Shirley Rachel IsaacsonPeace and Freedom
4.1%11,731
285,902 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
The candidates
Tom Hayden (D)Scott Schreiber (R)
Also on the ballot: Shirley Rachel Isaacson (Peace and Freedom), 4.1%