1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 21
California State Assembly · California
Ted Lempert (D) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Laverne F. Atherly (R) by 42.5 points.
Ted LempertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.1%89,221
Laverne F. AtherlyRepublican
27.5%35,053
Marilyn M. BryantNatural Law
2.4%3,036
127,310 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