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2004Final results

2004 election for California Assembly District 57

California State Assembly · California

Edward Chavez (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Victor M. Valenzuela Jr. (R) by 37.0 points.

Edward ChavezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%72,860
31.5%33,494
106,354 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+44.11998D+46.62000D+32.52002D+37.02004D+26.12006D+32.62008

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