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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 14

California State Assembly · California

Bill Lockyer (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Gary O. Bosley (R) by 54.0 points.

Bill LockyerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%55,486
Gary O. BosleyRepublican
20.3%15,165
Leon SteinhardtIndependent
2.8%2,054
Susan Denny KerPeace and Freedom
2.6%1,930
74,635 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

EvenD+59.11974D+54.01976D+52.51978D+10.51982D+38.41984D+47.01986

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

The candidates

Bill Lockyer (D)Gary O. Bosley (R)

Also on the ballot: Leon Steinhardt (Independent), 2.8%; Susan Denny Ker (Peace and Freedom), 2.6%