2004Final results
2004 election for California Assembly District 54
California State Assembly · California
Betty Karnette (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Steven T. Kuykendall (R) by 9.7 points.
Betty KarnetteDemocrat · winner
53.5%89,987
Steven T. KuykendallRepublican
43.8%73,701
John Howard SterneLibertarian
2.7%4,544
168,232 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
The candidates
Betty Karnette (D)Steven T. Kuykendall (R)
Also on the ballot: John Howard Sterne (Libertarian), 2.7%