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2014Final results

2014 election for California Assembly District 56

California State Assembly · California

Eduardo Garcia (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Bennett Jr. (R) by 16.9 points.

Eduardo GarciaDemocrat · winner
58.5%35,671
41.5%25,347
61,018 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+30.32008D+30.82010D+32.22012D+16.92014D+29.52018D+27.32020

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