1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 40
California State Assembly · California
Tom Bane (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Scott (R) by 31.9 points.
Tom BaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%59,792
Robert H. ScottRepublican
34.1%30,877
90,669 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