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2004Final results

2004 election for California Assembly District 64

California State Assembly · California

John J. Benoit (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Melsh (D) by 22.5 points.

John J. BenoitRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%96,606
Robert MelshDemocrat
38.8%61,120
157,726 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+12.21996R+14.92000R+26.62002R+22.52004R+22.22006R+14.52010

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