1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 42
California State Assembly · California
Frank Lanterman (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Patrick Johnston (D) by 22.0 points.
Frank LantermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%62,145
Patrick JohnstonDemocrat
39.0%39,772
101,917 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