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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 45

California State Assembly · California

Antonio R. Villaraigosa (D) won with 82.2% of the vote, defeating Kitty Hedrick (R) by 64.4 points.

Antonio R. VillaraigosaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.2%40,001
Kitty HedrickRepublican
17.8%8,666
48,667 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+36.21990D+38.51992D+37.01994D+64.41998D+51.92004D+66.52006

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