1970Final results
1970 election for California Assembly District 78
California State Assembly · California
E. Richard Barnes (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Nolan (D) by 24.0 points.
E. Richard BarnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%46,259
Richard NolanDemocrat
38.0%28,323
74,582 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET