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2010Final results

2010 election for California Assembly District 65

California State Assembly · California

Paul Cook (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Carl Wood (D) by 15.7 points.

Paul CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%78,475
Carl WoodDemocrat
42.2%57,212
135,687 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+23.22004R+22.82006R+6.42008R+15.72010D+4.12012R+9.22014

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