2006Final results
2006 election for California Assembly District 17
California State Assembly · California
Cathleen Galgiani (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Gerard Machado (R) by 19.5 points.
Cathleen GalgianiDemocrat · winner
59.8%47,675
Gerard MachadoRepublican
40.2%32,107
79,782 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET