2004Final results
2004 election for California Assembly District 49
California State Assembly · California
Judy Chu (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Sandra L. Needs (R) by 40.4 points.
Judy ChuDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%62,075
Sandra L. NeedsRepublican
25.4%23,927
Laura BrownLibertarian
8.9%8,363
94,365 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