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2004Final results

2004 election for California Assembly District 47

California State Assembly · California

Karen Bass (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Dale V. Everett (R) by 66.1 points.

Karen BassDemocrat · winner
80.8%118,495
Dale V. EverettRepublican
14.6%21,485
Peter DebaetsLibertarian
4.6%6,730
146,710 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

EvenD+70.81998D+70.02000D+66.82002D+66.12004D+69.72006D+70.02008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Karen Bass (D)Dale V. Everett (R)

Also on the ballot: Peter Debaets (Libertarian), 4.6%