1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 19
California State Assembly · California
Louis J. Papan (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Penny Ferguson (R) by 46.5 points.
Louis J. PapanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%75,980
Penny FergusonRepublican
24.8%26,446
Steve MarslandLibertarian
3.9%4,203
106,629 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET