1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Tom Hom (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Frederick James Bear (D) by 3.6 points.
Tom HomRepublican · winner
51.8%32,781
Frederick James BearDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%30,482
63,263 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET