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2000Final results

2000 election for California Assembly District 7

California State Assembly · California

Patricia Wiggins (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Pedro J. Rivera (R) by 36.9 points.

Patricia WigginsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%102,425
Pedro J. RiveraRepublican
29.6%45,563
4.0%6,147
154,135 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+19.51994D+29.81996D+28.51998D+36.92000D+23.22004D+43.92008

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

The candidates