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2006Final results

2006 election for California Assembly District 55

California State Assembly · California

Laura Richardson (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Margherita Underhill (R) by 36.2 points.

Laura RichardsonDemocrat · winner
68.1%50,006
31.9%23,421
73,427 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+56.91998D+54.22000D+33.32004D+36.22006D+43.42008D+41.42010

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