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1998Final results

1998 election for California Assembly District 57

California State Assembly · California

Martin Gallegos (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Henry E. Gonzales (R) by 44.1 points.

Martin GallegosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%40,578
27.9%15,722
56,300 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+26.61992D+27.61994D+39.41996D+44.11998D+46.62000D+32.52002

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