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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 56

California State Assembly · California

Sally M. Havice (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Phil Hawkins (R) by 8.6 points.

Sally M. HaviceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%48,913
Phil HawkinsRepublican
44.4%40,972
2.6%2,409
92,294 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+0.41992R+10.41994D+1.91996D+8.61998D+21.22000D+23.02002

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

The candidates

Sally M. Havice (D)Phil Hawkins (R)

Also on the ballot: Bruce J. McKenzie (Libertarian), 2.6%