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2004Final results

2004 election for California Assembly District 66

California State Assembly · California

Ray Haynes (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Laurel Nicholson (D) by 25.6 points.

Ray HaynesRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%91,606
36.0%53,481
Jack N. LeeLibertarian
2.5%3,671
148,758 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+23.51998R+32.52000R+36.12002R+25.62004R+23.12006R+15.92008

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

The candidates

Ray Haynes (R)Laurel Nicholson (D)

Also on the ballot: Jack N. Lee (Libertarian), 2.5%