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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 3

California State Assembly · California

Eugene A. Chappie (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating George Shaw (D) by 10.0 points.

Eugene A. ChappieRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%61,267
George ShawDemocrat
45.0%50,115
111,382 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+34.11972R+0.81974R+10.01976R+31.11978R+14.41980R+16.61982

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