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2006Final results

2006 election for California Assembly District 47

California State Assembly · California

Karen Bass (D) won with 84.9% of the vote, defeating Jeffers Macarthur Dodge (R) by 69.7 points.

Karen BassDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.9%84,674
15.1%15,096
99,770 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+70.02000D+66.82002D+66.12004D+69.72006D+70.02008D+65.82010

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