2000Final results
2000 election for California Assembly District 53
California State Assembly · California
George Nakano (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Gerald N. Felando (R) by 31.7 points.
George NakanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%104,431
Gerald N. FelandoRepublican
32.7%53,017
Phil HowittLibertarian
3.0%4,852
162,300 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