2000Final results
2000 election for California Assembly District 42
California State Assembly · California
Paul Koretz (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Douglas Cleon Taylor (R) by 47.9 points.
Paul KoretzDemocrat · winner
66.6%100,238
Douglas Cleon TaylorRepublican
18.7%28,171
Sara AmirGreen
10.0%14,995
Mark Allen SelzerLibertarian
3.8%5,665
Ivka AdamNatural Law
0.9%1,352
150,421 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
Paul Koretz (D)Douglas Cleon Taylor (R)Sara Amir (G)
Also on the ballot: Mark Allen Selzer (Libertarian), 3.8%; Ivka Adam (Natural Law), 0.9%