2000Final results
2000 election for California Assembly District 3
California State Assembly · California
Samuel M. Aanestad (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Wirtschafter (D) by 28.6 points.
Samuel M. AanestadRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.4%99,336
Benjamin WirtschafterDemocrat
32.7%52,978
William L. ThomasonLibertarian
5.9%9,601
161,915 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