1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Pete Chacon (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Tom Hom (R) by 11.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Pete ChaconDemocrat · winner
55.1%29,345
Tom HomRepublican · incumbent
43.4%23,128
Carl G. CrepinIndependent
1.5%825
53,298 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