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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 2

California State Assembly · California

Barry Keene (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry L. Spencer (R) by 39.8 points.

Barry KeeneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%74,626
27.5%30,513
Carolyn R. PatrickPeace and Freedom
5.2%5,743
110,882 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+2.01972D+34.41974D+39.81976D+17.81978D+35.01980D+4.71982

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