2006Final results
2006 election for California Assembly District 61
California State Assembly · California
Nell Soto (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Lopez (R) by 25.5 points.
Nell SotoDemocrat · winner
62.8%36,482
Benjamin LopezRepublican
37.2%21,639
58,121 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