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2000Final results

2000 election for California Assembly District 54

California State Assembly · California

Alan S. Lowenthal (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Rudy Svorinich Jr. (R) by 19.8 points.

Alan S. LowenthalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%83,000
38.8%54,938
Dale F. OgdenLibertarian
2.6%3,719
141,657 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+0.51994R+1.31996D+2.81998D+19.82000D+20.12002D+9.72004

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

The candidates

Alan S. Lowenthal (D)Rudy Svorinich Jr. (R)

Also on the ballot: Dale F. Ogden (Libertarian), 2.6%