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2000Final results

2000 election for California Assembly District 55

California State Assembly · California

Jenny Oropeza (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Saul E. Lankster (R) by 54.2 points.

Jenny OropezaDemocrat · winner
74.6%57,735
20.4%15,806
Guy WilsonLibertarian
4.9%3,822
77,363 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+31.51986D+48.51996D+56.91998D+54.22000D+33.32004D+36.22006

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

The candidates

Jenny Oropeza (D)Saul E. Lankster (R)

Also on the ballot: Guy Wilson (Libertarian), 4.9%