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2000Final results

2000 election for California Assembly District 19

California State Assembly · California

Louis J. Papan (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Steven H. Kassel (R) by 46.9 points.

Louis J. PapanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.3%90,675
23.4%30,162
Steve C. LundryLibertarian
3.6%4,669
2.6%3,402
128,908 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+50.11992D+18.31996D+46.51998D+46.92000D+37.12002D+45.42004

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

The candidates

Louis J. Papan (D)Steven H. Kassel (R)

Also on the ballot: Steve C. Lundry (Libertarian), 3.6%; Paul J. Six (Reform), 2.6%