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1996Final results

1996 election for California Senate District 33

California State Senate · California

John R. Lewis (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating David Heywood (D) by 37.3 points.

John R. LewisRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%199,173
31.4%91,011
290,184 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

EvenD+6.71984D+1.71988R+35.11992R+37.31996R+36.62000R+37.92004

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