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2010Final results

2010 election for California Assembly District 59

California State Assembly · California

Tim Donnelly (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Darcel Woods (D) by 20.5 points.

Tim DonnellyRepublican · winner
57.3%82,475
Darcel WoodsDemocrat
36.8%52,928
Tony TylerLibertarian
3.0%4,335
Robert GosneyIndependent
3.0%4,269
144,007 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

EvenR+26.82002R+20.52004R+18.12006R+10.22008R+20.52010R+21.02024

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

The candidates

Tim Donnelly (R)Darcel Woods (D)

Also on the ballot: Tony Tyler (Libertarian), 3.0%; Robert Gosney (Independent), 3.0%