1996Final results
1996 election for California Senate District 35
California State Senate · California
Ross Johnson (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Madelene Arakelian (D) by 27.0 points.
Ross JohnsonRepublican · winner
61.5%183,739
Madelene ArakelianDemocrat
34.5%103,170
Nat AdamNatural Law
3.9%11,780
298,689 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