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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 20

California State Assembly · California

Dixon Arnett (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Byron R. Skinner (D) by 38.8 points.

Dixon ArnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%74,214
30.6%32,726
106,940 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+41.21972R+28.01974R+38.81976R+4.81978R+46.21980R+34.01982

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