1996Final results
1996 election for California Senate District 5
California State Senate · California
Patrick Johnston (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Kurt Boese (R) by 20.2 points.
Patrick JohnstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%159,932
Kurt BoeseRepublican
39.9%106,075
266,007 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