2000Final results
2000 election for California Senate District 29
California State Senate · California
Bob Margett (R) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Melendez (D) by 1.0 points.
Bob MargettRepublican · winner
49.1%128,713
Richard MelendezDemocrat
48.0%125,975
Leland Thomas FaegreLibertarian
2.9%7,655
262,343 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