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2004Final results

2004 election for California Assembly District 59

California State Assembly · California

Dennis Mountjoy (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Dan Harden (D) by 20.5 points.

Dennis MountjoyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%99,381
Dan HardenDemocrat
37.7%64,375
Fritz R. WardLibertarian
4.1%6,937
170,693 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

EvenR+13.31998R+5.12000R+26.82002R+20.52004R+18.12006R+10.22008

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

The candidates

Dennis Mountjoy (R)Dan Harden (D)

Also on the ballot: Fritz R. Ward (Libertarian), 4.1%