1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 12
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bates (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Arthur R. Flegal (R) by 18.6 points.
Tom BatesDemocrat · winner
58.0%72,708
Arthur R. FlegalRepublican
39.4%49,400
William A. CallisonPeace and Freedom
2.6%3,251
125,359 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET