1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 37
California State Assembly · California
Robert C. Cline (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Arline Mathews (D) by 9.4 points.
Robert C. ClineRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%56,129
Arline MathewsDemocrat
45.3%46,515
102,644 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