1996 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election

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1996 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections
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 1994
1998 

3 of the 5 seats of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before32
Seats won20
Seats after32
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

The 1996 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors elections were held on November 5, 1996, coinciding with the 1996 United States presidential election. One of the five seats (for the Fourth District) of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors was contested in this election.

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Results

Fourth District

1996 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors election District 4
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Candidate Don Knabe Gordana M. Swanson
Popular vote309,598190,859
Percentage61.86%38.13%

Supervisor before election

Deane Dana

Supervisor

Don Knabe

4th District supervisorial election, 1996 [1]
CandidateVotes %
Don Knabe 309,59861.86
Gordana M. Swanson190,85938.13
Voter turnout %
Total votes500,457 100.00

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References

  1. "Official Election Returns - November 5, 1996 General Election" (PDF). Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. County of Los Angeles. 1996. Retrieved October 30, 2016.