1974Final results
1974 election for California Assembly District 79
California State Assembly · California
Pete Chacon (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Jesse L. Albritten (R) by 29.4 points.
Pete ChaconDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%32,547
Jesse L. AlbrittenRepublican
32.9%17,199
Bruce EmeryIndependent
4.8%2,500
52,246 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