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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 42

California State Assembly · California

Wally Knox (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Kevin B. Davis (R) by 52.0 points.

Wally KnoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%81,130
Kevin B. DavisRepublican
22.0%24,140
Nancy LawrencePeace and Freedom
4.0%4,353
109,623 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

EvenD+40.71992D+32.01994D+37.11996D+52.01998D+47.92000D+48.62002

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

The candidates

Wally Knox (D)Kevin B. Davis (R)

Also on the ballot: Nancy Lawrence (Peace and Freedom), 4.0%