2000Final results
2000 election for California Senate District 31
California State Senate · California
James Brulte (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Mike Rayburn (D) by 21.3 points.
James BrulteRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.8%153,745
Mike RayburnDemocrat
37.4%97,931
Fritz R. WardLibertarian
3.8%9,851
261,527 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