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2006Final results

2006 election for California Assembly District 56

California State Assembly · California

Tony Mendoza (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Grace Hu (R) by 15.4 points.

Tony MendozaDemocrat · winner
57.7%43,666
Grace HuRepublican
42.3%31,991
75,657 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+21.22000D+23.02002D+20.32004D+15.42006D+30.32008D+30.82010

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