1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for California Assembly District 28
California State Assembly · California
Henry J. Mello (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Larry Parrish (R) by 9.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Henry J. MelloDemocrat · winner
54.9%61,322
Larry ParrishRepublican
45.1%50,314
111,636 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