2000Final results
2000 election for California Senate District 9
California State Senate · California
Don Perata (D) won with 83.3% of the vote, defeating Linda J. Marshall (R) by 71.9 points.
Don PerataDemocrat · winner
83.3%218,550
Linda J. MarshallRepublican
11.5%30,062
James M. EyerLibertarian
5.2%13,622
262,234 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