2000Final results
2000 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Juan Vargas (D) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating Jon Parungao (R) by 58.3 points.
Juan VargasDemocrat · winner
77.4%55,689
Jon ParungaoRepublican
19.0%13,708
Richard CardullaLibertarian
3.6%2,572
71,969 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