California State Assembly elections, 1996

California State Assembly elections, 1996

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All 80 seats of the California State Assembly
Majority party Minority party   Leader Richard Katz Curt Pringle Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 39th-Sylmar 68th-Anaheim Last election 39 41 Seats won 43 37 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 4,587,998 4,277,553 Percentage 49.42% 46.07%
Election results by district
Speaker before election Curt Pringle Republican Elected Speaker Cruz Bustamante Democratic

Curt Pringle
Republican

Cruz Bustamante
Democratic

The 1996 California State Assembly elections were held November 5, 1996. California's State Assembly in its entirety comes up for election in even numbered years. Each seat has a two-year term and members are limited to three 2-year terms (six years). All 80 biennially elected seats in the Assembly were up for election this year. Democrats gained 4 seats, retaking control of the Assembly after narrowly losing control in 1994.

Final results from the California Secretary of State: