2010Final results
2010 election for California Assembly District 56
California State Assembly · California
Tony Mendoza (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Henry J. Bestwick (R) by 30.8 points.
Tony MendozaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%56,943
Henry J. BestwickRepublican
34.6%30,111
87,054 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET