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2006Final results

2006 election for California Assembly District 77

California State Assembly · California

Joel Anderson (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Christopher Larkin (D) by 24.5 points.

Joel AndersonRepublican · winner
60.6%69,436
36.0%41,292
Richard BelitzLibertarian
3.4%3,921
114,649 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

EvenR+11.02000R+37.82002R+32.62004R+24.52006R+16.62008R+29.52010

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

The candidates

Joel Anderson (R)Christopher Larkin (D)

Also on the ballot: Richard Belitz (Libertarian), 3.4%