2000Final results
2000 election for California Assembly District 36
California State Assembly · California
George C. Runner (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Paula L. Calderon (D) by 30.0 points.
George C. RunnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%90,712
Paula L. CalderonDemocrat
33.0%47,528
Gregory James BashemLibertarian
3.9%5,581
143,821 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
The candidates
George C. Runner (R)Paula L. Calderon (D)
Also on the ballot: Gregory James Bashem (Libertarian), 3.9%