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2000Final results

2000 election for California Assembly District 20

California State Assembly · California

John A. Dutra (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Lowell King (R) by 33.8 points.

John A. DutraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%75,455
Lowell KingRepublican
30.7%35,889
Mark WerlwasLibertarian
4.9%5,709
117,053 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+7.01994D+22.61996D+15.41998D+33.82000D+37.72002D+37.22004

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

The candidates

John A. Dutra (D)Lowell King (R)

Also on the ballot: Mark Werlwas (Libertarian), 4.9%