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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 17

California State Assembly · California

Willie L. Brown (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Joan Hukari (R) by 38.6 points.

Willie L. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%51,083
Joan HukariRepublican
29.0%21,921
Leslie Anne SimpsonPeace and Freedom
3.3%2,457
75,461 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+65.71972D+30.91974D+38.61976D+25.91978D+29.81980D+40.41982

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

The candidates

Willie L. Brown (D)Joan Hukari (R)

Also on the ballot: Leslie Anne Simpson (Peace and Freedom), 3.3%