1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for California Assembly District 76
California State Assembly · California
William A. Craven (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Ernestine Smith (D) by 31.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William A. CravenRepublican · winner
65.9%78,613
Ernestine SmithDemocrat
34.1%40,600
119,213 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET