2004Final results
2004 election for California Assembly District 21
California State Assembly · California
Ira Ruskin (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Steve Poizner (R) by 3.1 points.
Ira RuskinDemocrat · winner
51.5%98,002
Steve PoiznerRepublican
48.5%92,118
190,120 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET