2000Final results
2000 election for California Senate District 27
California State Senate · California
Betty Karnette (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Marilyn Lyon (R) by 21.8 points.
Betty KarnetteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%157,577
Marilyn LyonRepublican
39.1%101,170
258,747 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