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1968Final results

1968 election for California Assembly District 77

California State Assembly · California

Wadie P. Deddeh (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Ayers (R) by 32.0 points.

Wadie P. DeddehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%54,672
Bill AyersRepublican
34.0%28,187
82,859 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+45.71972D+21.41974R+1.21976R+33.81978R+19.11980R+47.91986

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