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TABLE 6
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AVERAGE (MEDIAN) EXPENDITURES
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INCUMBENTS AND CHALLENGERS
1976-1996 General Elections
California State Legislature
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YEAR
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ASSEMBLY INCUMBENTS
$
|
ASSEMBLY CHALLENGERS
$
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SENATE INCUMBENTS*
$
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SENATE CHALLENGERS
$
|
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1976
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25,135
(64)
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9,421
(57)
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86,275
(22)
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25,697
(17)
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1978
|
47,379
(64)
|
10,359
(58)
|
59,367
(19)
|
18,652
(20)
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1980
|
84,956
(65)
|
10,108
(58)
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109,205
(19)
|
12,732
(18)
|
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1982
|
94,122
(58)
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10,705
(48)
|
208,105
(22)
|
35,494
(12)
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1984
|
115,410
(77)
|
8,475
(63)
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241,622
(20)
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3,812
(19)
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1986
|
119,310
(68)
|
4,105
(63)
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248,105
(20)
|
9,486
(19)
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1988
|
185,177
(76)
|
9,375
(71)
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296,330
(18)
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57,549
(21)
|
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1990
|
147,806
(72)
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10,252
(60)
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235,894
(21)
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2,535
(17)
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1992
|
175,411
(55)
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15,003
(48)
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210,033
(20)
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16,045
(18)
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1994
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149,602
(57)
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6,179
(53)
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660,070
(21)
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10,694
(20)
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1996
|
**268,085
(51)
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14,943
(45)
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393,767
(20)
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9,312
(20)
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*Senate incumbents include Assembly incumbents running for Senate
seats.
**Includes one Senate incumbent running for an Assembly seat.
NOTE: Numbers in parentheses are the total number of major party
candidates.
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