2000Final results
2000 election for California Senate District 33
California State Senate · California
Dick Ackerman (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Roberts (D) by 36.6 points.
Dick AckermanRepublican · winner
65.7%212,705
Jack RobertsDemocrat
29.1%94,176
Michael ChaconLibertarian
3.6%11,708
William VerkampNatural Law
1.7%5,391
323,980 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
The candidates
Dick Ackerman (R)Jack Roberts (D)
Also on the ballot: Michael Chacon (Libertarian), 3.6%; William Verkamp (Natural Law), 1.7%