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1972Final results

1972 election for California Assembly District 76

California State Assembly · California

Bob Wilson (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Ron Delprincipe (R) by 7.4 points.

Bob WilsonDemocrat · winner
52.5%78,647
Ron DelprincipeRepublican
45.0%67,484
2.5%3,720
149,851 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+7.41972R+31.91974R+37.11976R+34.31978R+48.91980R+34.61982

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

The candidates

Bob Wilson (D)Ron Delprincipe (R)

Also on the ballot: David G. Holloway (Independent), 2.5%