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2004Final results

2004 election for California Senate District 15

California State Senate · California

Abel Maldonado (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Peg Pinard (D) by 10.1 points.

Abel MaldonadoRepublican · winner
52.8%194,674
Peg PinardDemocrat
42.7%157,556
4.5%16,644
368,874 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+51.71984D+24.31992R+1.41996R+15.02000R+10.12004D+37.22024

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

The candidates

Abel Maldonado (R)Peg Pinard (D)

Also on the ballot: Brook Madsen (Green), 4.5%