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2006Final results

2006 election for California Assembly District 6

California State Assembly · California

Jared Huffman (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Michael Hartnett (R) by 38.7 points.

Jared HuffmanDemocrat · winner
65.8%106,589
27.1%43,864
4.3%6,922
Richard OlmsteadLibertarian
2.8%4,519
161,894 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+36.82000D+42.32002D+45.02004D+38.72006D+45.52008D+40.92010

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

The candidates

Jared Huffman (D)Michael Hartnett (R)

Also on the ballot: Cat Woods (Green), 4.3%; Richard Olmstead (Libertarian), 2.8%