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2006Final results

2006 election for California Senate District 28

California State Senate · California

Jenny Oropeza (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Cherryl Liddle (R) by 27.0 points.

Jenny OropezaDemocrat · winner
61.7%129,151
Cherryl LiddleRepublican
34.7%72,570
Peter DebaetsLibertarian
3.6%7,485
209,206 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+7.71994D+32.41998D+26.82002D+27.02006D+22.32010R+3.22018

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

The candidates

Jenny Oropeza (D)Cherryl Liddle (R)

Also on the ballot: Peter Debaets (Libertarian), 3.6%