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1976Final results

1976 election for California Assembly District 46

California State Assembly · California

Charles Warren (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Howard O. Watts (R) by 30.5 points.

Charles WarrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%36,871
Howard O. WattsRepublican
34.7%19,616
56,487 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

EvenR+43.91972D+29.41974D+30.51976D+40.11978D+37.71980D+41.01982

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