Necessary primary elections were held on March 26, 1996.
Up for election were all eighty (80) seats of the State Assembly, twenty (20) seats of the State Senate (half of the forty (40) total seats), and fifteen (15) statewide ballot measures.
For this election, candidates running in odd-numbered districts ran for four-year terms.
The Democrats retained control of the State Assembly.
(Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act.)
(Youthful and Adult Offender Local Facilities Bond Act of 1996.)
(Campaign Contributions and Spending Limits.
(Prohibition Against Discrimination or Preferential Treatment by State and Other Public Entities.)
(Campaign Contributions and Spending Limits.
(Limitation on Recovery to Felons, Uninsured Motorists, Drunk Drivers.)
(Voter Approval for Local Government Taxes.