2000Final results
2000 election for California Assembly District 21
California State Assembly · California
Joe Simitian (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Deborah Wilder (R) by 19.5 points.
Joe SimitianDemocrat · winner
54.9%82,466
Deborah WilderRepublican
35.4%53,140
Gloria PurcellGreen
9.7%14,641
150,247 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET