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1996Final results

1996 election for California Senate District 29

California State Senate · California

Richard Mountjoy (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Tommy L. Randle (D) by 17.9 points.

Richard MountjoyRepublican · winner
58.9%138,944
41.1%96,829
235,773 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

EvenR+43.11984R+38.11988R+12.41992R+17.91996R+1.02000R+28.82004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET