1998Final results
1998 election for California Assembly District 72
California State Assembly · California
Dick Ackerman (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Frank Legas (D) by 37.8 points.
Dick AckermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.5%71,148
Frank LegasDemocrat
29.7%31,320
Loren MeierdingLibertarian
2.8%3,000
105,468 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