1976Final results
1976 election for California Assembly District 48
California State Assembly · California
Maxine Waters (D) won with 80.6% of the vote, defeating Johnnie G. Neely (R) by 61.2 points.
Maxine WatersDemocrat · winner
80.6%38,133
Johnnie G. NeelyRepublican
19.4%9,188
47,321 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