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2000Final results

2000 election for California Assembly District 39

California State Assembly · California

Tony Cardenas (D) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Enrique Valdez (R) by 60.5 points.

Tony CardenasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.1%54,466
Enrique ValdezRepublican
17.6%12,269
4.3%3,020
69,755 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+43.81992D+41.11994D+43.31996D+60.52000D+52.22002D+53.62004

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

The candidates

Tony Cardenas (D)Enrique Valdez (R)

Also on the ballot: Christopher Maira (Libertarian), 4.3%