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2000Final results

2000 election for California Assembly District 44

California State Assembly · California

Carol Liu (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Susan Carpentermcmillan (R) by 29.1 points.

Carol LiuDemocrat · winner
62.2%92,081
33.1%48,992
Jerry DouglasLibertarian
4.7%6,883
147,956 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

EvenR+11.51994D+9.11996D+16.31998D+29.12000D+23.32002D+31.22004

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

The candidates

Carol Liu (D)Susan Carpentermcmillan (R)

Also on the ballot: Jerry Douglas (Libertarian), 4.7%