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2006Final results

2006 election for California Assembly District 1

California State Assembly · California

Patty Berg (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Ray Tyrone (R) by 34.1 points.

Patty BergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%99,626
Ray TyroneRepublican
30.7%47,196
Thomas T. ReedLibertarian
4.6%7,011
153,833 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+33.62000D+8.62002D+28.42004D+34.12006D+41.62008D+23.12010

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

The candidates

Patty Berg (D)Ray Tyrone (R)

Also on the ballot: Thomas T. Reed (Libertarian), 4.6%