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2004Final results

2004 election for California Assembly District 72

California State Assembly · California

Lynn Daucher (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Ross Johnson (D) by 35.6 points.

Lynn DaucherRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%90,255
Ross JohnsonDemocrat
30.4%41,528
Brian Lee CrossLibertarian
3.7%5,031
136,814 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+37.81998R+40.82000R+40.32002R+35.62004R+21.62006R+9.62008

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

The candidates

Lynn Daucher (R)Ross Johnson (D)

Also on the ballot: Brian Lee Cross (Libertarian), 3.7%